Synonyms for hangings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hang-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæŋ ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for hangings Other synonyms for the word hangings
- appendage
- apron
- arras
- beheading
- blind
- capital punishment
- contract killing
- cover
- crucifixion
- decapitation
- dosser
- drop
- electrocution
- film
- fly
- fold
- gassing
- gibbet
- guillotining
- hanging
- hit
- impalement
- jalousie
- lapel
- lethal injection
- lobe
- lug
- necktie party
- noose
- oleo
- overlap
- pendant
- pendulosity
- ply
- portiere
- potence
- punishment
- queue
- rag
- roller
- rope
- rub out
- scaffold
- shield
- shooting
- skirt
- strangling
- strangulation
- strip
- tab
- tag
- tail
- tippet
- valance
- Venetian blind
Définition of hangings
Origin :- "act of putting to death on the gallows," c.1300 (see 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.
- As in gallows : noun place for hanging
- As in tapestry : noun curtain
- As in curtain : noun window covering
- As in execution : noun killing
- As in flap : noun winged or extended part of an object
- All the while that she was taking her coffee, Angelique talked of the hangings.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Neither the bed nor the windows nor the doors had any hangings.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The hangings were of crimson velvet, and the canopy of the richest purple.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Seats himself behind the rail, able to cover himself with the hangings.
- Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
- The ball-room was beautifully decorated with hangings of dainty tints.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
- This was large and commodious, divided by hangings into two or three compartments.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
- The only difference in the furniture was in the color of the hangings.
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
- There were a few old pictures on the light background of the hangings.
- Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
- Carpets, hangings and upholstered furniture must be removed.
- Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
- Used for high-class upholstery purposes, and for curtains and hangings.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
Antonyms for hangings
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