Meaning of Pendant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
2. A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
3. The dangling part of an earring.
4. A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
5. One of a pair; a counterpart.
6. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
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7. A lamp hanging from the roof.
8. An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
9. A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
10. An appendix or addition, as to a book.
    obsolete
11. Testicles.
    in-plural, obsolete
12. A pendulum.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“One vase is the pendant to the other vase.”

“Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.”

“a pendant being brought up to any height by the force of a former motion downwards”

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