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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pendent  \Pend"ent\,  a.  [L.  pendens,  -entis,  p.  pr  of  pendere  to 
  hang,  to  be  suspended.  Cf  {Pendant}.] 
  1.  Supported  from  above;  suspended;  depending;  pendulous; 
  hanging;  as  a  pendent  leaf.  ``The  pendent  world.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  Often  their  tresses,  when  shaken,  with  pendent 
  icicles  tinkle.  --Longfellow. 
 
  2.  Jutting  over  projecting;  overhanging.  ``A  vapor  sometime 
  like  a  .  .  .  pendent  rock.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pendent 
  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},  {pendant},  {suspended}]




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