pendant

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also pen·dent (pĕn'dənt) pronunciation
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 pendēre.]


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The noun pendant means 'a hanging jewel or ornament' or in nautical use 'a short rope hanging from the head of a mast'; the adjective pendent means 'hanging or overhanging' and has a few technical uses. A pennant is a tapering flag, especially one flown at the masthead of a ship.

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  • Jewelry - pendant: decorative object hanging on chain or from earring


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