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pendant
Part of speech: NounAnything hanging for ornamentation; an earring or locket.
Usage examples "pendant":- I saw Red Lowrie throw up his gun, all his evil nature written in his face, his cruel eyes instantly aflame with anger, and, inspired by the desperation of our case, I stooped suddenly, and blew with all my force into that long, pendant ear. - "My Lady of the North", Randall Parrish.
- Fasten the two halves of the pendant together by folding the two points of the catch inward, slipping the catch through the slit and then spreading the points out again flat. - "Little Folks' Handy Book", Lina Beard Adelia B. Beard.
- Fury with the dear Padre for having hinted precisely what she meant, intended and designed that he should hint, was perhaps the paramount emotion in her mind; fury with everybody else for not respectfully believing what she did not believe herself made an important pendant. - "Miss Mapp", Edward Frederic Benson.