Hanging

p. a. 1. Foreboding death by the halter. “What a hanging face!” Dryden. 2. Requiring or deserving punishment by the halter: as, a hanging matter. Johnson.

n. 1. Death by suspension. 2. That which is hung as lining or drapery for a room, as tapestry, paper, &c., sometimes serving to close an entrance; — used chiefly in the plural. No purple hangings clothe the palace walls. Dryden.