Definition of hanging

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Hanging (a.) Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter..

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Alterative :: Alterative (a.) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health..
Exchanging :: Exchanging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exchang.
Halter :: Halter (n.) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.
Hanging :: Hanging (a.) Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves..
Overhung :: Overhung (a.) Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
Lemniscus :: Lemniscus (n.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
Flabby :: Flabby (a.) Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh..
Mobile :: Mobile (a.) Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind; as, mobile features..
Dependency :: Dependency (n.) A thing hanging down; a dependence.
Drop :: Drop (n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug..
Crestfallen :: Crestfallen (a.) With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed..
But :: But (v. t.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge..
Glib :: Glib (n.) A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes..
Alterant :: Alterant (a.) Altering; gradually changing.
Tatter :: Tatter (n.) A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural..
Festoon :: Festoon (n.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium..
Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
Damask :: Damask (n.) A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
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