Suspending to something above.

Being suspended; dangling; swinging.

Foreboding death by the halter. What a hanging face!

Requiring punishment by the halter; as a hanging matter.

Any kind of drapery hung or fastened to the walls or a room, by way of ornament. No purple hangings clothe the palace walls.

Death by the halter; as hard words or hanging.

Display; exhibition.