HANGERS

Noun

hangers

plural of hanger

Anagrams

• Greshan, Hagners, gnasher, rehangs

Proper noun

Hangers

plural of Hanger

Anagrams

• Greshan, Hagners, gnasher, rehangs

Source: Wiktionary


HANGER

Hang"er, n.

1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.

2. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially: (a) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended. (b) (Mach.) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft. (c) A bridle iron.

3. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.

4. A steep, wooded declivity. [Eng.] Gilbert White.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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