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.
Now purple hangings clothe the palace walls.
Dryden.
Hang"man (hng"man), n.; pl. Hangmen(-men). One who hangs another; esp.,
one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes
used as a term of reproach, without reference to office. Shak.
Hang"man*ship, n. The office or character of a hangman.
Hang"nail` (-nl`), n. [A corruption of agnail.] A small piece or sliver
of skin which hangs loose, near the root of a finger nail. Holloway.
Hang"nest` (-nst`), n. 1. A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket.