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pendant

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pen·dant 1 also pen·dent  (pndnt)
n.
1. Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.
2. A hanging lamp or chandelier.
3. A sculptured ornament suspended from a vaulted Gothic roof or ceiling.
4. One of a matched pair; a companion piece.

[Middle English pendaunt, from Old French pendant, from present participle of pendre, to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

pen·dant 2  (pndnt)
adj.
Variant of pendent1.

pendant [ˈpɛndənt]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery)
a.  an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
b.  a necklace with such an ornament
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a hanging light, esp a chandelier
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof
4. something that matches or complements something else
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called pennant Nautical a length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end
adj
a variant spelling of pendent
[from Old French, from pendre to hang, from Latin pendēre to hang down; related to Latin pendere to hang, pondus weight, Greek span to pull]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pendantpendant - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
lavalier, lavaliere, lavalliere - jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
drop earring, eardrop, pendant earring - an earring with a pendant ornament
2.pendantpendant - branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light
Adj.1.pendant - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes"
supported - held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends"

pendant
noun necklace, medallion, locket a jade pendant on a slender gold chain
Translations
pendant [ˈpendənt] Ncolgante m

pendant [ˈpɛndənt] n (on necklace)pendentif m

pendant
nAnhänger m

pendant [ˈpɛndənt] npendaglio
pendant [ˈpɛndənt] npendaglio

pendant
n pendant [ˈpendənt]
1 an ornament hung from a necklace a pendant hanging from a silver chain. hangertjie زينَة مُتَدَلِّيَه من قِلادَة العُنق медалъон přívěsek charm der Anhänger μενταγιόν colgante ripats آویز riipus pendentif תַּליוֹן लटकन, लंबक privjesak medál bandul nisti, men ciondolo ペンダント 거는 장식 pakabutis kareklis; piekariņš loket hanger anheng wisiorek pendente pandantiv подвеска prívesok obesek privezak hängsmycke, berlock, örhänge จี้ pandantif 垂飾物 кулон جھمکا، آويزہ mặt dây chuyền
2 the ornament and the necklace together She fastened a gold pendant round her neck. hangertjie قِلادَة العُنُق مَع الزينَة огърлица přívěsek halssmykke eine Kette mit Anhänger περιδέραιο colgante ripatsiga kaelakee آویزه تزئینی kaulariipus pendentif תַּליוֹן लटकन pandan nyakék kalung berbandul hálsmen ciondolo 首飾り 장식과 목걸이 pakabutis karulis, kareklis rantai leher berloket hanger halskjede wisiorek pingente pan­­dantiv кулон с цепочкой prívesok ogrlica z obeskom privezak hängsmycke, halsband สร้อยคอพร้อมจี้ kolye 裝飾物 підвіска جھمکا اور گلوبند vòng trang sức

pendant حلية متدلية přívěsek hængesmykke Anhänger παντατίφ colgante riipus pendentif privjesak ciondolo ペンダント 펜던트 hanger anheng brelok berloque, pingente подвеска hängsmycke จี้ห้อยคอ pandantif mặt dây chuyền 垂饰


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Still, when it costs over five pounds--I didn't see it, but it was a lovely enamel pendant from a Bond Street shop.
It was now at the summit of what seemed to be a long white pole, near the top of which were two pendant white masses, like rudimentary arms or fins.
At length he came to a great tree, heavy laden with thick foliage and loaded with pendant loops of giant creepers.
 
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