Definition of pendant
- n. - Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a
hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a
chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.
- n. - A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in
the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an
important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and
wood, which are mere decorative features.
- n. - One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant
to the other vase.
- n. - A pendulum.
- n. - The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.