Pendant Latin B Hanging Rope Noun Ornament Free

pen·dant
noun
also pen·dent \\ˈpen-dənt; 3 & 4 are also ˈpe-nənt, 5 is also päⁿ-ˈdäⁿ\\1. something suspended: as
  a. an ornament (as on a necklace) allowed to hang free
  b. an electrical fixture suspended from the ceiling
2. a hanging ornament of roofs or ceilings much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture
3. a length of line usually used as a connector on a boat or ship; especially : a short rope hanging from a spar and having at its free end a block or spliced thimble
4. chiefly British : 1a
5.
  a.
  b. something secondary or supplementary

pendant
  pendant (n.) 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].

pendant
pen·dant / 5pendEnt / noun   a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck on a chain
   (项链上的)垂饰,饰坠

pen·dant
I. noun
also pen·dent \ˈpendənt, in sense 4 ˈpenənt\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English pendaunt, from Middle French pendant, from present participle of pendre to hang, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pendere, from Latin pendēre; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight, pound, Old Slavic pęndĭ span, spandyti to span, Greek span to pull, draw — more at
1. : something suspended : a hanging object: as
 a. : an ornament that is attached by its upper edge and allowed to hang free
  < a jeweled pendant on a chain >
  < ear pendants >
  < a crystal chandelier with 40 pendants >
 b. : an electrical fixture (as a droplight or cord switch) suspended from the ceiling
2.
 a. : the often decoratively carved terminal of a vertical member of a structure projecting below another member attached to it: as
  (1) : a boss formed on the base of a keystone extended below the junction of ribs in late Gothic vaulting
  (2) : the sculptured lower end of a newel post at the angle of a stair
  (3) : the end of a vertical timber projecting below the overhanging second floor of an early American colonial house — called also drop, pendill
 b. : a carved or molded often bas-relief ornament (as a representation of fruit or flowers) attached to a ceiling or wall in a hanging position
3. nautical
 a. : a short rope or wire rope hanging from a spar and having at its free end a block or spliced thimble — called also pennant
 b. : a length of rope or wire rope with eyes, blocks, or hooks spliced in the ends — often used with a qualifier specifying position or purpose
  < a centerboard pendant >
  < a mooring pendant >
  — see illustration
4. : 2a — used chiefly by the British navy
5. : the part of a pocket watch from which the chain is suspended; specifically : the shank on the watch stem to which the bow attaches
6.
 a. : something (as a picture) forming a match, companion piece, or counterpart to another
 b. : something forming a supplement (as to a book)
  < publishes the present book frankly as a pendant to his earlier one — Lionel Stevenson >
Synonyms: see
II.

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