wall hanging
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wall hanging
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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In the living room, for example, Brettler cleverly hung a Midcentury ceramic wall hanging from a curved piece of rebar she mounted on top of a storage unit.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
You could cover this opening with a large wall hanging or picture.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
An 18th-century wall hanging or bedcover that depicts a tiger’s attack on a deer shows the influence of Persian art, brought into India when the Mughals conquered much of the country in the 16th century.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2022
But rugs and wall hanging tell the stories and absorb memories that slide off every surface of his space.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022
It was bursting with things for sale: piled on shelves, tied to the wall, hanging from the ceiling in baskets and hammocks.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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