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Pendant logo #10101) Adornment 2) Branched lighting fixture 3) Chandelier or earring 4) Cross or star, often 5) French word used in English 6) Hanging 7) Hanging ornament 8) Held from above 9) Incomplete 10) Jewellery component 11) Lavaliere 12) Locket, often 13) Necklace add-on 14) Necklace attachment 15) Necklace dangler
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Pendant logo #10101) Bob 2) Chandelier 3) Drop 4) Lavalier 5) Lavaliere 6) Lavalliere 7) Locket 8) Medal 9) Suspended
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Pendant logo #21752A length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end. Often used incorrectly when referring to a Pennent.
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Pendant logo #21795 A length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end. Often used incorrectly when referring to a Pennent.
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Pendant logo #21000 A pendant (from Old French) word `pendre` and the Latin word `pendere` which means `to hang down` 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 ger...
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Pendant logo #21002• (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 imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere deco...
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pendant logo #22589Hanging downwards.
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Pendant logo #21040An ornamental hanging object, usually a turning.
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pendant logo #21003in architecture, sculpted ornament or elongated boss terminating the fan, or pendant, vaulting, associated with late English Gothic architecture of ...
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pendant logo #21003in 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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Pendant logo #20766Piece 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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Pendant logo #20935a feature which hangs from a vault or ceiling.
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pendant logo #209731. 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.' (Keig...
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Pendant logo #22196a decorative piece (made of masonry or turned wood) suspended from a roof or vergeboard: used especially in Gothic architecture.
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pendant logo #22198An ornamental piece of wood or metal hanging down from a porch, cornice or bracket.
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Pendant logo #22203Hanging ornament
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pendant logo #22290 From Old French, it is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring.
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pendant logo #22291 Ornament or piece of jewelry that hangs down, such as from a necklace or earrings.
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Pendant logo #20972Pend'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; a hanging appendage, especially one of an orname...
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pendant logo #20030A hanging architectural member formed by ribs. Not to be confused with pendentive. Pendants ofthe appear in conjunction with fan vaults.
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Pendant logo #21217In 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 Henry VIIth's chapel, Westminster; the Divinity sch...
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pendant logo #20079. a personal ornament which has been perforated or grooved to allow it to hang from a chain or thong.
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Pendant logo #22646The ornamental finish at the bottom of a suspended post.
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Pendant logo #20873A 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 fireplace, or even a door. They are usually the same size...
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pendant logo #23665 an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry
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