HANG'ING, ppr. Suspending to something above.
1. Being suspended dangling swinging.
2. Foreboding death by the halter.
What a hanging face!
3. Requiring punishment by the halter as a hanging matter.
HANG'ING, n. Any kind of drapery hung or fastened to the walls or a room, by way of ornament.
No purple hangings clothe the palace walls.
1. Death by the halter as hard words or hanging.
2. Display exhibition.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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