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Definition of HANGING
Hanging Indentation In`den*ta"tion, n.
1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
4. (Print.)
(a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
little distance within the flush line of the column or
page, as in the common way of beginning the first line
of a paragraph.
(b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one
em, or of two ems.
Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all
the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full
line.
Hanging Hanging Hang"ing, n.
1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being
suspended.
2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
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.
Nor purple hangings clothe the palace walls.
--Dryden.
