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Webster 1913 Edition
Pendant
Pend′ant
(pĕnd′ant)
, Noun.
1.
Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character, as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.
Some hang upon the
pendants
of her ear. Pope.
Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its
pendant
, the Tales and Popular Fictions. Keightley.
3.
(Arch.)
A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features.
“[A bridge] with . . . pendants graven fair.” Spenser.
4.
(Fine Arts)
One of a pair; a counterpart;
as, one vase is the
. pendant
to the other vase5.
A pendulum.
[Obs.]
Sir K. Digby.
6.
The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
[U.S.]
Knight.
Pendant post
(Arch.)
, a part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pendant
PEND'ANT
,Noun.
1.
An ornament or jewel hanging at the ear, usually composed of pearl or some precious stone.2.
Any thing hanging by way of ornament.3.
In heraldry, a part hanging from the label, resembling the drops in the Doric frieze.4.
A streamer; a small flag or long narrow banner displayed from a ship's mast head, usually terminating in two points called the swallow's tail. It denotes that a ship is in actual service. The broad pendant is used to distinguish the chief of a squadron.5.
A short piece of rope fixed on each side under the shrouds, on the heads of the main and fore-mast, having an iron thimble to receive the hooks of the tackle.There are many other pendants consisting of a rope or ropes, to whose lower extremity is attached a block or tackle. The rudder-pendant is a rope made fast to the rudder by a chain, to prevent the loss of the rudder when unshipped.
6.
A pendulum. [Not used.]Definition 2024
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See also: Pendant
English
Alternative forms
- pendaunt (obsolete)
Noun
pendant (plural pendants)
- (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete, in the plural) Testicles. [15th-17th c.]
- A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]
- (nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant. [from 15th c.]
- The dangling part of an earring. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
- Keightley
- Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
- Keightley
- (fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
- One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
- (obsolete) A pendulum.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir K. Digby to this entry?)
- (US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Translations
a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck
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Related terms
Danish
Etymology
From French pendant (“counterpart”), from pendre (“to hang”), from Latin pendere (“to hang”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /panɡdanɡ/, [pʰɑŋˈd̥ɑŋ]
Noun
pendant c (singular definite pendanten, plural indefinite pendanter)
Inflection
Inflection of pendant
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pendant | pendanten | pendanter | pendanterne |
| genitive | pendants | pendantens | pendanters | pendanternes |
Synonyms
- modstykke
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑ̃.dɑ̃/
Adjective
pendant m (feminine singular pendante, masculine plural pendants, feminine plural pendantes)
Noun
pendant m (plural pendants)
- stone that dangles on earrings
- match, counterpart
Preposition
pendant
- during, throughout, for the duration of
Derived terms
Verb
pendant
- present participle of pendre
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /panˈdan/
Noun
pendant m (invariable)