Engelsk substantiv: hanging |
1. | hanging (om gjenstand) decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The cold castle walls were covered with hangings.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | wall hanging |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | arras, dossal, dossel, Kakemono, lambrequin, tapestry |
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2. | hanging (om handling) a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution |
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3. | hanging (om handling) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dangling, suspension |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | support, supporting |
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