[syn: pendent, pendant, dependent]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pendent \Pend"ent\ (p[e^]nd"ent), a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr.
of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.]
1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous;
hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." --Shak.
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Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent
icicles tinkle. --Longfellow.
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2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime
like a . . . pendent rock." --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pendent
adj 1: held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" [syn:
pendent, pendant, dependent]
n 1: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace
or earring) [syn: pendant, pendent]
2: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the
ceiling [syn: chandelier, pendant, pendent]