n.
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : an execution by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose
2 : something hung: as a : CURTAIN b : a covering (as a tapestry) for a wall
3 : a downward slope : DECLIVITY
n.
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : an execution by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose
2 : something hung: as a : CURTAIN b : a covering (as a tapestry) for a wall
3 : a downward slope : DECLIVITY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012