— pendanted , adj. — pendantlike , adj.
/pen"deuhnt/ , n. Also pendent .
1. a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
2. an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.
3. a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.
4. that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.
5. a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.
6. Also, pennant . Naut. a length of rope attached to a masthead, the end of a yardarm, etc., and having a block or thimble secured to its free end.
adj.
7. pendent.
[ 1300-50; ME pendaunt pendant, n. use of prp. of pendre to hang pendere for L pendere. See PEND, -ANT ]