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plural pendants
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter. examples
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. examples
The dangling part of an earring. examples
(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant. examples
(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart. examples
(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended. examples
A lamp hanging from the roof. examples
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof. examples
A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship. examples
(obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book. quotations
Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology
(obsolete, in the plural) Testicles.
(obsolete) A pendulum. quotations
1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises