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Webster 1913 Edition
Pendant
Pend′ant
(pĕnd′ant)
, Noun.
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.
3.
(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.
4.
(Fine Arts)
One of a pair; a counterpart;
as, one vase is the
. pendant
to the other vase5.
A pendulum.
[Obs.]
Sir K. Digby.
6.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pendant
PEND'ANT
,Noun.
1.
An ornament or jewel hanging at the ear, usually composed of pearl or some precious stone.2.
Any thing hanging by way of ornament.3.
In heraldry, a part hanging from the label, resembling the drops in the Doric frieze.4.
A streamer; a small flag or long narrow banner displayed from a ship's mast head, usually terminating in two points called the swallow's tail. It denotes that a ship is in actual service. The broad pendant is used to distinguish the chief of a squadron.5.
A short piece of rope fixed on each side under the shrouds, on the heads of the main and fore-mast, having an iron thimble to receive the hooks of the tackle.There are many other pendants consisting of a rope or ropes, to whose lower extremity is attached a block or tackle. The rudder-pendant is a rope made fast to the rudder by a chain, to prevent the loss of the rudder when unshipped.
6.
A pendulum. [Not used.]