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pendant

pen.dant also pen.dent \'pen-d*nt; 3 & 4 are also 'pen-*nt, 6 is also 
   pa:n-da:\ n [ME pendaunt, fr. MF pendant, fr. prp. of pendre to hang, fr.]n 
   (assumed) VL pendere, fr. L pende-re; akin to L pendere to weigh, estimate, 
   pay, pondus weight - more at SPAN 1: something suspended : as  1a: an 
   ornament allowed to hang free  1b: an electrical fixture suspended from the 
   ceiling  2: a hanging ornament of roofs or ceilings much used in the later 
   styles of  Gothic architecture 3: a short rope hanging from a spar and 
   having at its free end a block or s pliced thimble chiefly Brit  4: PENNANT 
    5: the shank on a pocket watch stem to which the bow attaches  6: a 
   companion piece or supplement