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Pendant Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pendant? [n] branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [n] an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) [adj] supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pendant: chandelier \| dangling(a) \| hanging \| pendent \| supported \| suspended Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pendant: accession \| accessory \| accompaniment \| addenda \| addendum \| additament \| addition \| additive \| additory \| additum \| adjunct \| adjuvant \| ally \| alter ego \| analogon \| analogue \| annex \| annexation \| appanage \| appendage \| appendant \| appurtenance \| appurtenant \| arras \| associate \| attachment \| augment \| augmentation \| banner \| bob \| brother \| chandelier \| close copy \| close match \| coattail \| coda \| cognate \| color \| companion \| complement \| concomitant \| congenator \| congener \| continuation \| coordinate \| corollary \| correlate \| correlative \| correspondent \| counterpart \| curtain \| drape \| drapery \| drop \| ear lobe \| earring \| ensign \| equivalent \| extension \| extrapolation \| fellow \| fixture \| flag \| flap \| fringe \| hammock \| hanger \| hanging \| icicle \| image \| increase \| increment \| jack \| kindred spirit \| lappet \| like \| likeness \| lobation \| lobe \| lobule \| locket \| mate \| medallion \| near duplicate \| necklace \| obverse \| offshoot \| ornament \| parallel \| pendulum \| pennant \| pennon \| picture \| pigtail \| plumb bob \| queue \| reciprocal \| reinforcement \| second self \| side effect \| side issue \| similitude \| simulacrum \| sister \| skirt \| soul mate \| stalactite \| standard \| streamer \| such \| suchlike \| supplement \| swing \| tail \| tailpiece \| tally \| tapestry \| tassel \| the like of \| the likes of \| tippet \| trail \| train \| twin \| undergirding \| uvula \| wattle See Also \| adornment \| drop earring \| eardrop \| lavalier \| lavaliere \| lavalliere \| lighting fixture \| necklace \| pendant earring Pendant In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Pendant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pendant?

[n] branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
[n] an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
[adj] supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace"

Pendant In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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