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pendant

[ pen-duhnt ]

noun

  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 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

pendant

/ ˈpɛndənt /

noun

    1. an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
    2. a necklace with such an ornament
  1. a hanging light, esp a chandelier
  2. a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof
  3. something that matches or complements something else
  4. Also calledpennant 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a variant spelling of pendent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • pendant·ed adjective
  • pendant·like adjective
  • non·pendant adjective
  • un·pendant adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pendant1

1300–50; Middle English pendaunt < Anglo-French; Middle French pendant, noun use of present participle of pendre to hang < Vulgar Latin *pendere for Latin pendēre. See pend, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pendant1

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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Example Sentences

The gold coins still gleam as if they were new, and he shows us delicate gold and natural pearl earrings, necklace pendants and intricately etched semi-precious stones.

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The highly decorated ring has similarities to a pendant found in the 4th Century Thetford Treasure hoard, and may even have come from the same workshop.

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Other times, she said, “Some guy needs to pay rent and he’s selling all of his turquoise jewelry. Once I got a whole bag of rare Egyptian pendants.”

It depicts the priest with a moko, or facial tattoo, and wearing a pendant known as a hei-tiki around his neck.

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At the heart of it all are eye-catching accessories - bold sunglasses, oversized hats, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, rings, gloves, bags, blonde wigs, crowns.

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