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pendant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pendant \Pend"ant\, n. [F., orig. p. pr of pendre to hang, L. pendere. Cf {Pendent}, {Pansy}, {Pensive}, {Poise}, {Ponder}.] 1. 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. Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. --Pope. Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions. --Keightley. 2. (Arch.) 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. ``[A bridge] with . . . pendants graven fair.'' --Spenser. 3. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as one vase is the pendant to the other vase. 4. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby 5. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended. [U.S.] --Knight. {Pendant post} (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pendant adj : supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace" [syn: {dangling(a)}, {hanging}, {pendent}, {suspended}] n 1: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) 2: branched; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [syn: {chandelier}]
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