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behang.

To hang round or about, as ornament or embellishment; suspend; drape.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To hang round or about, as ornament or embellishment; suspend; drape.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English *behangen, behongen, bihangien, bihengen, from Old English behōn (“to hang round”), equivalent to be- + hang. Cognate with Dutch behangen (“to decorate”), German behängen (“to hang, drape, decorate”).

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