pendentive
9.9
A small ornament that hangs down from jewelry or a lamp
- noun
- /ˈpɛndəntɪv/
- Archaic
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pendiente
- The antique necklace featured a delicate pendentive shaped like a leaf.
Examples
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She admired the sparkling pendentive that hung from the chandelier.
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In the old portrait, the woman wore a jeweled pendentive at her throat.
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The chandelier hung gracefully as a pendentive in the grand hall.
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The artist crafted a stunning pendentive for the new exhibit.
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The antique necklace featured a delicate pendentive shaped like a leaf.
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In the old portrait, the woman wore a jeweled pendentive at her throat.
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She admired the sparkling pendentive that hung from the chandelier.
Synonyms
6.8
A small hanging decoration on a necklace or earring
is a more general hanging ornament term used broadly and now archaic
How Decorative
Surface Forms
pendentive singular
pendentives plural
Morphology
Etymology
Pendentive comes from the Latin pendere 'to hang' and was also used for things that hang down. Think of it like a small hanging jewel, much like a pendant on a necklace, which explains the old meaning of a hanging decoration.