Anything hanging, especially for ornament: a hanging ornament worn on the neck For greenstone pendant shapes - - See Figure 62, in the page under the heading Types - click on Types in the top panel
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
A releasable swivel hook That is, a high-strength sling constructed of multiple plies of nylon webbing with a remotely operated, manually released, full 360-degree swivel hook
A pendant is an ornament on a chain that you wear round your neck. a jewel, stone etc that hangs from a thin chain that you wear around your neck necklace (present participle of pendre , from pendere). or pendent In architecture, a sculpted ornament suspended from a vault or ceiling, especially an elongated boss (carved keystone) at the junction of the intersecting ribs of the fan vaulting associated with the English Perpendicular style. In stone ceilings, the use of pendant vaulting was a solution to the difficulty of adapting fan vaulting to very wide church naves. Strong transverse arches were made to span the area, and these in turn supported the elongated keystones. Intermediate rib and panel vaults sprang from these pendants. Ornament suspended from a bracelet, earring, or necklace and derived from the primitive practice of wearing amulets or talismans around the neck. The practice dates from the Stone Age, when pendants consisted of objects such as teeth, stones, and shells. Commemorative and decorative pendants were common in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. In the Middle Ages reliquaries, or devotional pendants, and crosses were created with jewels. By the beginning of the 16th century, Renaissance artists were creating pendants for decorative rather than religious use. The late 19th-century Art Nouveau movement often featured women's figures, butterflies, or flowers on pendants
pendants can provide both task and general lighting Equipped with shades or globes to avoid glare, they are suspended from the ceiling over dinette tables, game tables, kitchen counters, or other work areas When used over end tables or night tables, they free up the space occupied by table lamps In general, pendants should be hung about 30" above the tabletop and be about 12" narrower than the table on all sides back to top
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Etymologie
(noun.) 14th century. Middle English pendaunt, from Middle French pendant, from present participle of pendre to hang, from Vulgar Latin pendere, from Latin pendEre; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight.