pendent

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: pendantchandelierdependent

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)Synonyms: pendant
  2. branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceilingSynonyms: chandelierpendant

Adjective (1)

  1. held from above“a pendant bunch of grapes”Synonyms: pendantdependent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle.— Longfellow.[1913 Webster]

2.Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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