Pendant

['pend(ə)nt] or ['pɛndənt]

Definition

(noun.) an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).

Checker: Shelia--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

(n.) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase.

(n.) A pendulum.

(n.) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.

Editor: Lorna

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Hanging appendage, bob.[2]. Ear-ring, ear-drop.[3]. (Naut.) Pennant, PENNON.

Checker: Scott

Definition

n. anything hanging esp. for ornament: an earring: a lamp hanging from the roof: an ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof: a long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship: something attached to another thing of the same kind an appendix a companion picture poem &c.—ns. Pen′dence Pen′dency a hanging in suspense: state of being undecided.—adj. Pen′dent hanging: projecting: supported above the ground or base: (bot.) hanging downwards as a flower or a leaf.—n. Penden′tive (archit.) the triangular portion of a dome cut off between two supporting arches at right angles to each other.—adv. Pen′dently.—ns. Pen′dicle an appendage: something attached to another as a privilege a small piece of ground for cultivation; Pen′dūlet a pendant.

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