PENDANT


Meaning of PENDANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also pen·dent ˈpen-dənt; 3 & 4 are also ˈpe-nənt, 5 is also päⁿ-ˈdäⁿ

Etymology: Middle English pendaunt, from Anglo-French pendant, from present participle of pendre to hang, from Vulgar Latin * pendere, from Latin pendēre; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight

Date: 14th century

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 : pennant 1a

5.

a. : companion piece

b. : something secondary or supplementary

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