Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pendant
Pendant
pendant
n. (also pendent) 1 a hanging jewel etc., esp. one attached to a necklace, bracelet, etc. 2 a light fitting, ornament, etc., hanging from a ceiling. 3 Naut. a a short rope hanging from the head of a mast etc., used for attaching tackles. b = PENNANT 1. 4 the shank and ring of a pocket-watch by which it is suspended. 5 (usu. foll. by to) a match, companion, parallel, complement, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF f. pendre hang f. L pendere
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also pendent noun Etymology: Middle English pendaunt, from Anglo-French ~, from present participle of pendre to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendēre; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight Date: 14th century something suspended: as, an ornament (as on a necklace) allowed to hang free, an electrical fixture suspended from the ceiling, a hanging ornament of roofs or ceilings much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, a length of line usually used as a connector on a boat or ship, pennant 1a, 5. companion piece, something secondary or supplementary ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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