pendant
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pen·dant1
also pen·dent (pĕn'dənt) 
n.
n.
- Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.
- A hanging lamp or chandelier.
- A sculptured ornament suspended from a vaulted Gothic roof or ceiling.
- 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.]
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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pendant, pendent, pennant
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.
| pencil, penchant, peewit | |
| pending, peninsula, penny |
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categories related to 'pendant'
- Jewelry - pendant: decorative object hanging on chain or from earring
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