Definitions for: Pendent


[adj] supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pend"ent, a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr. of pendere to
hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.]
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.

Synonyms: dangling(a), hanging, pendant, supported, suspended

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