PENSILE


Meaning of PENSILE in English

/pen"suyl, -sil/ , adj.

1. hanging, as the nests of certain birds.

2. building a hanging nest.

[ 1595-1605; pensilis hanging down, equiv. to pens ( us ) ptp. of pendere to hang (equiv. to pend- v. s. + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s ) + -ilis -ILE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .