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Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.

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  1. a. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.
  2. a. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.
  3. adj. held from above and hanging down
  4. n. an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
  5. n. branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
  6. 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." Shak. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. Longfellow. 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." Shak.