Look up: Pendant

1. pendant
   A hanging architectural member formed by ribs. Not to be confused with pendentive. Pendants ofthe appear in conjunction with fan vaults.
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2. pendant
   . a personal ornament which has been perforated or grooved to allow it to hang from a chain or thong.
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3. pendant
   [n] - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
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4. Pendant
   The shaft which protrudes from one side of a watch-case, ending in a cross-piece on which the bow is hinged.
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5. Pendant
   Piece of jewellery (stone, metal, glass amber, jet and so on) formerly suspended by a string or twine around the neck. (Compare with torc).
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6. Pendant
   A pendant picture is one of two pictures designed to hang together as a matching pair. Pendant means hanging, and the term seems to originate in the idea of one hanging from the other - ie attached to the other. In practice pendant pairs of pictures were usually displayed on either side of a firepla...
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7. pendant
   a sheet metal disc bearing the observation point number and carried by the pendant wire Category: Building industry
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8. Pendant
   a feature which hangs from a vault or ceiling.
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9. Pendant
   Pend'ant noun [ French, orig. present participle of pendre to hang, Latin pendere . Confer Pendent , Pansy , Pensive , Poise , Ponder .] 1. Something which hangs or depends; something suspended...
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10. pendant
    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 i...
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11. Pendant
    • (n.) A pendulum. • (n.) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase. • (n.) 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 i...
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12. pendant
    in architecture, sculpted ornament or elongated boss terminating the fan, or pendant, vaulting, associated with late English Gothic architecture of ...
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13. pendant
    in jewelry, ornament suspended from a bracelet, earring, or, especially, a necklace. Pendants are derived from the primitive practice of wearing ... [9 related articles]
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14. Pendant
    In architecture a pendant is a hanging ornament much used in Gothic architecture, particularly in late Perpendicular work, on ceilings, roofs, etc. On stone vaulting they are frequently made very large, and are generally highly enriched with mouldings and carvings; good specimens are to be seen in H...
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15. Pendant
    An ornamental hanging object, usually a turning.
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16. Pendant
    A `pendant` (from Old French) is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, when the ensemble may be known as a "pendant necklace". A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down. In modern French "pendant" is the gerund form ...
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