| dangling | | |
| n. (act) | 1. dangling, hanging, suspension | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely).; "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" |
| ~ supporting, support | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.; "he leaned against the wall for support" |
| hanging | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. hanging, wall hanging | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window.; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" |
| ~ decoration, ornament, ornamentation | something used to beautify. |
| ~ dossal, dossel | an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel. |
| ~ kakemono | a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom. |
| ~ lambrequin | short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing. |
| ~ arras, tapestry | a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs. |
| n. (act) | 2. hanging | a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead.; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment" |
| ~ capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution | putting a condemned person to death. |
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