hanging room

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• hanging — (n.) act of putting to death on the gallows, c.1300 (see HANG (Cf. hang)). Hanging judge first recorded 1848. Meaning piece of drapery on the wall of a room is late 15c. Hangings curtains, tapestry is from 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

• hanging — ► NOUN 1) the practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment. 2) a decorative piece of fabric hung on the wall of a room or around a bed. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suspended in the air …   English terms dictionary

• Hanging — Hang ing, n. 1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended. [1913 Webster] 2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hanging — hangingly, adv. /hang ing/, n. 1. the act, an instance, or the form of capital punishment carried out by suspending one by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, or the like, until dead. 2. Often, hangings. something that hangs or is hung on the walls… …   Universalium

• Hanging Rock State Park — Geobox Protected Area name = Hanging Rock State Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = North Carolina State Park category iucn = III image caption = Enjoying the view from Hanging Rock State Park etymology type = etymology …   Wikipedia

• Hanging by a Moment — Infobox Single Name = Hanging by a Moment Artist = Lifehouse from Album = No Name Face B side = Fairytales Sandcastles What s Wrong with That Released = flagicon|Australia June 5, 2001 flagicon|UK October 30, 2001 Format = CD single Recorded =… …   Wikipedia

• hanging — /ˈhæŋɪŋ / (say hanging) noun 1. capital punishment by suspension with strangulation on a gallows. 2. (often plural) something that hangs or is hung on the walls of a room, as a drapery, tapestry, etc. 3. the act of someone or something that… …  

• Hanging — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• room — n. partitioned part of a building 1) to rent a room from 2) to let (BE), let out (BE), rent, rent out (AE) a room to 3) to book (BE), reserve a room 4) an adjoining; back; baggage (AE); banquet room; bathroom; bedroom; board; changing (BE),… …   Combinatory dictionary

• hanging — noun 1》 the practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment. 2》 a decorative piece of fabric hung on the wall of a room or around a bed. adjective suspended in the air. ↘situated or designed so as to appear to hang down:… …   English new terms dictionary

• hanging from the ceiling — suspended from the ceiling of a room …   English contemporary dictionary