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bedhanging

bedhanging noun: a curtain or valance for a bed.

Noun

bedhanging (plural bedhangings)

  1. A curtain or valance for a bed.
    • When Nancy entered, she was clutching a bedhanging, her cold toes curled on the threadbare India rug by her bed.2007, Lesley-Anne McLeod, The Beggarmaid

Forms of bedhanging

pluralbedhangings

Origin of bedhanging

From bed + hanging.

Questions about bedhanging

What does bedhanging mean?
Bedhanging means a curtain or valance for a bed.
What part of speech is bedhanging?
Bedhanging is a noun.
What is the plural of bedhanging?
The plural of bedhanging is bedhangings.

Words near bedhanging in the dictionary

  1. bedgowned
  2. bedgowns
  3. bedground
  4. bedgrounds
  5. Bedhampton
  6. bedhanging
  7. bedhangings
  8. bedhaya
  9. bedhayas
  10. bedhead
  11. bedheads

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