hangings – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hangings
n.
drapes that are hung, tapestry that is hung; decoration hanging over a window or on a wall
hanging
n.
act of suspending; act of executing by suspending by the neck (from a gallows, gibbet, etc.); something that is hung (such as drapes, tapestry, etc.); descending slope, inclination going down
Hanging
Hanging is the suspension of a person by a
noose or
ligature around the neck. The
Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to
crucifixion and death by
impalement in which the body would remain "hanging". Hanging has been a common method of
capital punishment since
medieval times, and is the official execution method in numerous countries and regions. In this specialised meaning of the common word
hang, the past and past participle is
hanged instead of
hung.
hanging
Noun
1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
(synonym) wall hanging
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(hyponym) dossal, dossel
(derivation) hang
2. 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"
(hypernym) execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty
(derivation) hang, string up
3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
(synonym) suspension, dangling
(hypernym) support, supporting
(derivation) hang
hanging
n.
oběšení
hanging
Rzecz.
powieszenie; wiszenie; wieszanie się
