hanger
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views updated Jun 11 2018hang·er / ˈhangər/ •
n. 1. [in comb.] a person who hangs something: a wallpaper hanger.2. (also coat hanger) a shaped piece of wood, plastic, or metal with a hook at the top, from which clothes may be hung in order to keep them in shape and free of creases.3. something from which another thing hangs, such as a hook.4. hist. a short sword that hung from a belt.
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views updated May 18 2018hanger2 one who hangs; pendent or suspending object. XV. f.
HANG +
-ER1.
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views updated May 14 2018hanger1 wood on a steep bank. OE.
hangra, f.
hangian HANG.
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views updated May 23 2018hanger3 short sword. XV. prob. identical with prec.; cf. early modDu.
hangher rapier, which may be the immed. source.
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