HINGE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang Date: 14th century 1. a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns, a flexible ligamentous joint, a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an album, a determining factor ; turning point , II. verb (~d; hinging) Date: 1719 intransitive verb to be contingent on a single consideration or point, transitive verb to attach by or furnish with ~s