Hangings

  • 1hangings — hang·ing || hæŋɪŋ n. act of suspending; act of executing by suspending by the neck (from a gallows, gibbet, etc.) …

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  • 2hangings — n. pl. Drapery, tapestry …

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  • 3Paper hangings — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… …

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  • 4Chamber hangings — Chamber Cham ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp …

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  • 5paper hangings — paper hangings, = wallpaper. (Cf. ↑wallpaper) …

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  • 6pot-hangings — …

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  • 7Dossal —    Hangings of silk or other material placed at the back of the Altar as a decoration and to hide the bare wall. The dossal is used where there is no reredos and usually is of the Church color for the Festival or Season. Derived from the Latin… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 8tapestry — tapestrylike, adj. /tap euh stree/, n., pl. tapestries, v., tapestried, tapestrying. n. 1. a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture… …

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  • 9interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 10Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni — being prepared for execution by hanging. Mahmoud Asgari, 16[citation needed], (Persian: محمود عسگري) and Ayaz Marhoni, 18 …

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