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pendant
[ pen-duhnt ]
noun
- a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
- an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.
- a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.
- that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.
- a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.
adjective
pendant
/ ˈpɛndənt /
noun
- an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
- a necklace with such an ornament
- a hanging light, esp a chandelier
- a carved ornament that is suspended from a ceiling or roof
- something that matches or complements something else
- 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
adjective
- a variant spelling of pendent
Other Words From
- pendant·ed adjective
- pendant·like adjective
- non·pendant adjective
- un·pendant adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pendant1
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.
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.
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.
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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