bedhanging

English

Etymology

From bed +‎ hanging.

Noun

bedhanging (plural bedhangings)

  1. A curtain or valance for a bed.
    • 2007, Lesley-Anne McLeod, The Beggarmaid:
      When Nancy entered, she was clutching a bedhanging, her cold toes curled on the threadbare India rug by her bed.
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