pendant
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dənt noun Also, pendent.
1.
a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
2.
an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.
3.
a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.
4.
that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.
5.
a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.
6.
Also, pennant. Nautical. a length of rope attached to a masthead, the end of a yardarm, etc., and having a block or thimble secured to its free end.
adjective
7.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery |
| b. a necklace with such an ornament | |
| 2. | a hanging light, esp a chandelier |
| 3. | a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof |
| 4. | something that matches or complements something else |
| 5. | nautical Also called: pennant 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 | |
| 6. | a variant spelling of pendent |
| [C14: 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] | |
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Word Origin & History
pendant
c.1400, "loose, hanging part of anything," from Anglo-Fr. pendaunt "hanging" (c.1300), from O.Fr. pendant (13c.), noun use of prp. of pendre "to hang," from L. pendere "to hang," from PIE base *(s)pen(d)- "to pull, stretch" (see span (v.)). Meaning "dangling part of an earring"
is attested from 1555. Nautical sense of "tapering flag" is recorded from 1485. "In this sense presumably a corruption of pennon" [OED].
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Example sentences
Neither the necklace nor the pendant are mentioned in the catalogue.
Pendant lights illuminate the work surface of the kitchen island and provide a dash of warm color.
Pendant can be worn with either side of the coin displayed.
The asymmetrical placement of the mantelpiece and pendant lights balances the equally offset wall.
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