salon-hang

salon-hang
 n.— «We’ve got them hanging eight-high along the walls—a “salon-hang,” as they call it—and it’s just chocka-block.» —“New heights for Linden” Arts Hub Australia (South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Feb. 1, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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