Definition of Pendants. Meaning of Pendants. Synonyms of Pendants

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Definition of Pendants

Pendant
Pendant Pend"ant, n. [F., orig. p. pr. of pendre to hang, L. pendere. Cf. Pendent, Pansy, Pensive, Poise, Ponder.] 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 its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions. --Keightley. 2. (Arch.) 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 decorative features. ``[A bridge] with . . . pendants graven fair.' --Spenser. 3. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase. 4. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby. 5. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended. [U.S.] --Knight. Pendant post (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.

Meaning of Pendants from wikipedia

- materials were used. Ancient Egyptians commonly wore pendants, some shaped like hieroglyphs. Pendants can have several functions, which may be combined:...
- definition Pendant group Side-group An offshoot, neither oligomeric nor polymeric, from a chain. In IUPAC nomenclature of chemistry, a pendant group (sometimes...
- to avoid creating poor lighting. An odd number of pendants is preferable to an even amount. Pendants should be placed high enough to allow an unobstructed...
- Claude's paintings into de facto pendants, although they were not originally intended as such. Many historic pendants have been separated over the years...
- Look up pendant or Pedant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pendant is a piece of jewellery. Pendant may also refer to: Arresting gear, which use deck...
- diorite and gabbro. These pendants are part of a discontinuous, 140-kilometre-long (87 mi), northwest-trending belt of roof pendants that are preserved within...
- Saint Helena. The back of the pendant contained a panel, which may have held a relic of the True Cross. Similar pendants had compartments for either a...
- architecture, in which large decorative pendants hang from the vault at a distance from the walls. In some cases, the pendants are a large form of boss.  In his...
- commissioning pennant dates back to the days of chivalry with their trail pendants being flown from the mastheads of ships they[who?] commanded. Today, the...
- Jason Pendant Quang-Vinh (Vietnamese: Cao Pendant Quang Vinh; born 9 February 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for V...