| Pendant (pendant) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pend"ant |
| [F., orig. p. pr. of
pendre to hang, L. pendere. Cf. Pendent,
Pansy, Pensive, Poise, Ponder.] |
Something which hangs or depends; something
suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental
character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or
addition, as to a book.
A hanging ornament on roofs,
ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture,
where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There
are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative
features.
One of a pair; a
counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other
vase.
A pendulum.
The stem and ring of a watch, by which it
is suspended.
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