Bedhanging

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A curtain or valance for a bed.

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

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

Etymology

From bed + hanging.

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