Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedhanging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bed-hang-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curtain or valance for a bed.

Example Sentences

"When Nancy entered, she was clutching a bedhanging, her cold toes curled on the threadbare India rug by her bed."

Etymology

From bed + hanging.

Inflected Forms

bedhangings (plural)

Questions

What does bedhanging mean?: A curtain or valance for a bed.
Where does bedhanging come from?: From bed + hanging.

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