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WALL HANGING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
Example:
the cold castle walls were covered with hangings
Synonyms:
hanging; wall hanging
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wall hanging" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wall hanging"):
dossal; dossel (an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel)
Kakemono (a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom)
lambrequin (short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing)
arras; tapestry (a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs)
