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hangings
Part of speech:Drapery hung against the walls or at the windows of rooms for ornament; figured paper- linings for rooms.
Usage examples "hangings":- The light of the tapers grew ghostly and dim, as, parting the thick hangings of the window, they stepped into the night. - "The Blue Moon", Laurence Housman.
- There were one or two choice rugs on the floor, but they were threadbare; the heavy hangings about the inner doors were dingy and moth- eaten; and, though all this was in harmony with the drowsy quietness and the faint smell of decay, it had its significance. - "Vane of the Timberlands", Harold Bindloss.
- The same chintz is used for window hangings, bed spread, and so forth. - "The House in Good Taste", Elsie de Wolfe.