| slovo | definícia |
hanging
(mass) | hanging
- zavesenie |
hanging
(encz) | hanging,oběšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
hanging
(encz) | hanging,visací adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hanging
(encz) | hanging,závěsný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hanging
(encz) | hanging,zavěšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Hanging
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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Hanging
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, n.
1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being
suspended.
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2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
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3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a
room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a
door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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Now purple hangings clothe the palace walls.
--Dryden.
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Hanging
(gcide) | Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hanged (h[a^]ngd)
or Hung (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Hanging.
Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when
reference is had to death or execution by suspension,
and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v.
t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[=o]n, v. t. (imp.
heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, v. i., D.
hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h[aum]ngen, v.
t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp.
ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh.
to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]
1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without
support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to
hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a
banner.
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2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon
the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum,
a swing, a door, gate, etc.
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3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an
implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its
snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
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4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of
capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
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5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures,
trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper
hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
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Hung be the heavens with black. --Shak.
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And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
--Dryden.
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6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
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7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or
position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head
in shame.
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Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.
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8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to
join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one
obstinate juror can hang a jury.
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To hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to
bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,
elliptically, to hang the head.
To hang fire (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire
through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;
hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
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hanging
(wn) | hanging
n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a
window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
[syn: hanging, wall hanging]
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"
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" [syn: suspension, dangling, hanging] |
HANGING
(bouvier) | HANGING, punishment. Death by the halter, or the suspending of a criminal,
condemned to suffer death, by the neck, until life is extinct. A mode of
capital punishment.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
be hanging
(mass) | be hanging
- visieť |
hanging
(mass) | hanging
- zavesenie |
be hanging
(encz) | be hanging,viset |
changing
(encz) | changing,měnící se Zdeněk Brožchanging,měnivý adj: Zdeněk Brožchanging,proměnlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožchanging,proměnný adj: Zdeněk Brožchanging,střídání n: Zdeněk Brož |
changing room
(encz) | changing room,zkušební kabinka n: luno |
cliff-hanging
(encz) | cliff-hanging, adj: |
ever-changing
(encz) | ever-changing, |
exchanging
(encz) | exchanging,směny n: Zdeněk Brožexchanging,výměny n: Zdeněk Brož |
hanging
(encz) | hanging,oběšení n: Zdeněk Brožhanging,visací adj: Zdeněk Brožhanging,závěsný adj: Zdeněk Brožhanging,zavěšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
hanging chad
(encz) | hanging chad, n: |
hanging fly
(encz) | hanging fly, n: |
hanging geranium
(encz) | hanging geranium, n: |
hanging position
(encz) | hanging position,vis n: Zdeněk Brož |
hanging wall
(encz) | hanging wall, n: |
hangings
(encz) | hangings,čalouny n: JČPhangings,tapety n: JČP |
interchanging
(encz) | interchanging, |
leave me hanging
(encz) | leave me hanging, |
leave someone hanging
(encz) | leave someone hanging,nechat někoho čekat [fráz.] na odpověď nebo na
dokončení věty při rozhovoru apod. Pino |
overhanging
(encz) | overhanging,převislý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
paperhanging
(encz) | paperhanging,tapety n: Zdeněk Brož |
unchanging
(encz) | unchanging,neměnný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unchangingness
(encz) | unchangingness, n: |
wall hanging
(encz) | wall hanging,na svěně visící adj: PetrV |
with changing
(encz) | with changing,přestupný |
without changing
(encz) | without changing,nepřestupný adj: |
Chamber hangings
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Changing
(gcide) | Change \Change\ (ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Changed
(ch[=a]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Changing.] [F. changer, fr.
LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf.
Cambial.]
1. To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one
state to another; as, to change the position, character,
or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
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Therefore will I change their glory into shame.
--Hosea. iv.
7.
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2. To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving
up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to
change one's occupation; to change one's intention.
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They that do change old love for new,
Pray gods, they change for worse! --Peele.
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3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by
with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with
another.
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Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst
not, for any interest, change thy fortune and
condition. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations
of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a
gold coin or a bank bill.
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He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change
it. --Goldsmith.
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To change a horse, or To change hand (Man.), to turn or
bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the
left to right, or from the right to the left.
To change hands, to change owners.
To change one's tune, to become less confident or boastful.
[Colloq.]
To change step, to take a break in the regular succession
of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the
hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then
stepping off with the foot which is in advance.
Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate;
diversify; shift; veer; turn. See Alter.
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Counterchanging
(gcide) | Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[~e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Counterchanged (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterchanging.]
1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to
exchange.
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2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
See Counterchaged, a., 2.
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Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor
Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson.
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Exchanging
(gcide) | Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exchanged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Exchanging.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. ['e]changer. See
Exchange, n.]
1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration
of something received as an equivalent; -- usually
followed by for before the thing received.
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Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a
sparking pebble or a diamond. --Locke.
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2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or
resign (something being received in place of the thing
parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell.
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And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser.
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To shift his being
Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak.
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3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same
kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a
neighbor; to exchange houses or hats.
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Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak.
Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck;
swap; traffic.
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Hanging compass
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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Hanging garden
(gcide) | Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin,
jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G.
garten; akin to AS. geard. See Yard an inclosure.]
1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of
herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.
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2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.
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I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy,
The pleasant garden of great Italy. --Shak.
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Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining
compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden
walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse.
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Garden balsam, an ornamental plant (Impatiens Balsamina).
Garden engine, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering
gardens.
Garden glass.
(a) A bell glass for covering plants.
(b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal,
to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an
ornament in gardens in Germany.
Garden house
(a) A summer house. --Beau. & Fl.
(b) A privy. [Southern U.S.]
Garden husbandry, the raising on a small scale of seeds,
fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.
Garden mold or Garden mould, rich, mellow earth which is
fit for a garden. --Mortimer.
Garden nail, a cast nail, used for fastening vines to brick
walls. --Knight.
Garden net, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc.,
to protect them from birds.
Garden party, a social party held out of doors, within the
grounds or garden attached to a private residence.
Garden plot, a plot appropriated to a garden.
Garden pot, a watering pot.
Garden pump, a garden engine; a barrow pump.
Garden shears, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges,
pruning, etc.
Garden spider, (Zool.), the diadem spider ({Epeira
diadema}), common in gardens, both in Europe and America.
It spins a geometrical web. See Geometric spider, and
Spider web.
Garden stand, a stand for flower pots.
Garden stuff, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.]
Garden syringe, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling
them with solutions for destroying insects, etc.
Garden truck, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]
Garden ware, garden truck. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
Bear garden, Botanic garden, etc. See under Bear, etc.
Hanging garden. See under Hanging.
Kitchen garden, a garden where vegetables are cultivated
for household use.
Market garden, a piece of ground where vegetable are
cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.
[1913 Webster]Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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hanging indent
(gcide) | Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n.
1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
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2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
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3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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4. (Print.)
(a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
little distance within the flush line of the column or
page, as in the common way of beginning the first line
of a paragraph.
(b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one
em, or of two ems.
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Hanging indentation, or Reverse indentation, indentation
of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is
a full line; also called a hanging indent.
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Hanging indentation
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
[1913 Webster]Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n.
1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
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2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
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3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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4. (Print.)
(a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
little distance within the flush line of the column or
page, as in the common way of beginning the first line
of a paragraph.
(b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one
em, or of two ems.
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Hanging indentation, or Reverse indentation, indentation
of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is
a full line; also called a hanging indent.
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Hanging rail
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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Hanging side
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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Hanging sleeves
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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Hanging stile
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
[1913 Webster]Stile \Stile\, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from
st[imac]gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile.
[root]164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Stair.]
1. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in
passing a fence or wall.
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There comes my master . . . over the stile, this
way. --Shak.
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Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle.
--Bunyan.
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2. (Arch.) One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the
primary members of a frame, into which the secondary
members are mortised.
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Note: In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are
called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions,
and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal
pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when
horizontal.
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Hanging stile, Pulley stile. See under Hanging, and
Pulley.
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Hanging wall
(gcide) | Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
"What a hanging face!" --Dryden.
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2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
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3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
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Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may
be read from beneath.
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial
elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to
which hinges are attached.
Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined
or hading vein.
Hanging sleeves.
(a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the
back from the shoulders.
(b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
Hanging stile. (Arch.)
(a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
(b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are
hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are
fastened.
Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or
that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the
vein.
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Interchanging
(gcide) | Interchange \In`ter*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Interchanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging.] [OE.
entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See Inter-, and Change.]
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1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take
mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange
places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.
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I shall interchange
My waned state for Henry's regal crown. --Shak.
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2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary;
as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
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Overhanging
(gcide) | Overhang \O`ver*hang"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. &
vb. n. Overhanging.]
1. To impend or hang over. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
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2. To hang over; to jut or project over. --Pope.
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Paper hangings
(gcide) | Paper \Pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus
papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr.
pa`pyros. Cf. Papyrus.]
1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended
to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It
is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous
material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded,
pressed, and dried.
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2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
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3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the
like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific
society.
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They brought a paper to me to be signed. --Dryden.
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4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a
journal; as, a daily paper.
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5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of
exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount
of his paper.
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6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper.
See Paper hangings, below.
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7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a
paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.
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8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for
external application; as, cantharides paper.
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9. pl. Documents establishing a person's identity, or status,
or attesting to some right, such as the right to drive a
vehicle; as, the border guard asked for his papers.
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Note: Paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of
which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are
shown in the following table. But paper makers vary the
size somewhat.
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Note: In the manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever
size originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio;
folded twice, a quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo,
or 8vo; four times, a sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times,
a 32mo; three times, with an offcut folded twice and
set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times, with an
offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo.
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Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination,
having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper
cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or
paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker;
paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight,
or paperweight, etc.
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Business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in
payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to
accommodation paper.
Fly paper, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used
for catching flies.
Laid paper. See under Laid.
Paper birch (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula
papyracea}).
Paper blockade, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval
force.
Paper boat (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.
Paper car wheel (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel
tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between
two plate-iron disks. --Forney.
Paper credit, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such
as promissory notes, duebills, etc.
Paper hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings.
Paper hangings, paper printed with colored figures, or
otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against
the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.
Paper house, an audience composed of people who have come
in on free passes. [Cant]
Paper money, notes or bills, usually issued by government
or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,
and circulated as the representative of coin.
Paper mulberry. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.
Paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.
Paper nautilus. (Zool.) See Argonauta.
Paper reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
Paper sailor. (Zool.) See Argonauta.
Paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De
Colange.
Paper wasp (Zool.), any wasp which makes a nest of
paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.
Paper weight, any object used as a weight to prevent loose
papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.
on paper.
(a) in writing; as, I would like to see that on paper.
(b) in theory, though not necessarily in paractice.
(c) in the design state; planned, but not yet put into
practice.
Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
Tissue paper, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to
protect engravings in books.
Wall paper. Same as Paper hangings, above.
Waste paper, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless,
except for uses of little account.
Wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not
ribbed or watermarked.
paper tiger, a person or group that appears to be powerful
and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual.
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paperhanging
(gcide) | paperhanging \pa"per*hang`ing\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*h[a^][ng]`[i^]ng),
n.
The application of wallpaper to walls for decorative
purposes.
Syn: papering.
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The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed
(gcide) | Cetacea \Ce*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.]
(Zool.)
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like
ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring
forth living young which they suckle for some time. The
anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are
horizontal. There are two living suborders:
(a) The {Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true
teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of
whalebone [see Baleen.] hanging down from the upper jaw
on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they
receive the small animals upon which they feed.}
(b) The {Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale,
which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is
extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the
Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.}
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Unchanging
(gcide) | Unchanging \Unchanging\
See changing. |
changing
(wn) | changing
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
changing, ever-changing] |
cliff-hanging
(wn) | cliff-hanging
adj 1: (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
[syn: cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive,
nail-biting] |
ever-changing
(wn) | ever-changing
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
changing, ever-changing] |
hanging
(wn) | hanging
n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a
window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
[syn: hanging, wall hanging]
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"
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" [syn: suspension, dangling, hanging] |
hanging chad
(wn) | hanging chad
n 1: a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one
corner |
hanging fly
(wn) | hanging fly
n 1: any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae |
hanging gardens of babylon
(wn) | Hanging Gardens of Babylon
n 1: a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the
Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around
600 BC |
hanging geranium
(wn) | hanging geranium
n 1: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with
peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: ivy geranium, {ivy-
leaved geranium}, hanging geranium, {Pelargonium
peltatum}] |
hanging wall
(wn) | hanging wall
n 1: the upper wall of an inclined fault |
paperhanging
(wn) | paperhanging
n 1: the application of wallpaper [syn: papering,
paperhanging] |
unchanging
(wn) | unchanging
adj 1: conforming to the same principles or course of action
over time
2: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn:
static, stable, unchanging] |
unchangingness
(wn) | unchangingness
n 1: the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency
to remain unchanged [syn: changelessness,
unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness]
[ant: changeability, changeableness] |
wall hanging
(wn) | wall hanging
n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a
window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
[syn: hanging, wall hanging] |
HANGING
(bouvier) | HANGING, punishment. Death by the halter, or the suspending of a criminal,
condemned to suffer death, by the neck, until life is extinct. A mode of
capital punishment.
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