Hanging garden

Hanging garden
Hanging Hang"ing, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. ``What a hanging face!'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. [1913 Webster]

3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. [1913 Webster]

{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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hanging garden — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hanging Garden — (Корнилья,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Alla Stazione 14, 19018 Корнилья, Итал …   Каталог отелей

  • hanging garden — A garden formed in terraces rising one above another • • • Main Entry: ↑garden hanging garden see under ↑garden • • • Main Entry: ↑hang …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hanging Garden (film) — Infobox Film name = Hanging Garden (空中庭園) writer = Toshiaki Toyoda (screenplay) Mitsuyo Kakuta (novel) starring = Anne Suzuki Kyôko Koizumi Masahiro Hirota Itsuji Itao director = Toshiaki Toyoda producer = Miyoshi Kikuchi distributor = Asmik Ace… …   Wikipedia

  • The Hanging Garden — Infobox Film name = The Hanging Garden imdb id = 0125128 producer = Thom Fitzgerald Louise Garfield Arnie Gelbart director = Thom Fitzgerald writer = Thom Fitzgerald starring = Chris Leavins Troy Veinotte Sarah Polley Peter MacNeill Seana McKenna …   Wikipedia

  • Chaos Theory (Hanging Garden album) — Chaos Theory Studio album by Hanging Garden Released March 2, 2008 Recorded 2008 Genre Thrash metal, Speed met …   Wikipedia

  • The Hanging Garden (disambiguation) — The Hanging Garden is a film by Thom Fitzgerald.The Hanging Garden may also refer to: * The Hanging Garden (novel), by Ian Rankin * The Hanging Garden (song), by The Cureee also*Hanging Gardens (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • The Hanging Garden (soundtrack) — Infobox Album Name = The Hanging Garden Type = soundtrack Artist = various artists Released = 1997 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = The Hanging Garden is a 1997 album, a soundtrack to …   Wikipedia

  • The Hanging Garden — A Single Single par The Cure extrait de l’album Pornography Face A The Hanging Garden Face B Killing an Arab (live) Sortie 6 juillet 1982 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Hanging Garden (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Hanging Garden orig title = translator = author = Ian Rankin cover artist = country = Scotland language = English series = genre = Detective fiction publisher = Orion release date = 1998 media type = Print pages = 448… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”