pendent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pendent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pendent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pendent adj held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" [syn: pendent, pendant, dependent] n an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) Synonym(s): pendant, pendent branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling Synonym(s): chandelier, pendant, pendent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendent \Pend"ent\, a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. [bd]The pendent world.[b8] --Shak. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. --Longfellow. 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. [bd]A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock.[b8] --Shak.