pendant
noun
[ ˈpɛnd(ə)nt ]
• a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck.
• "a jade-green pendant on a gold chain"
• a light designed to hang from the ceiling.
• "decorative pendants may need a special ceiling fitting"
• the part of a pocket watch by which it is suspended.
• an artistic, literary, or musical composition intended to match or complement another.
• "the triptych's pendant will occupy the corresponding wall in the south transept"
• a tapering flag.
pendant
adjective
• hanging downwards; pendent.
• "pendant flowers on frail stems"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting an architectural decoration projecting downwards): from Old French, literally ‘hanging’, present participle of the verb pendre, from Latin pendere .
