Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   pendant

   /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck: "a jade-green pendant on a gold chain"
   • ▪ a necklace with a pendant: "I slipped the pendant over my neck"
   • 2. a light designed to hang from the ceiling: "decorative pendants may need a special ceiling fitting"
   • 3. the part of a pocket watch by which it is suspended.
   • ▪ a short rope hanging from the head of a ship's mast, yardarm, or clew of a sail, used for attaching tackles.
   • 4. 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"
   • 5. a tapering flag.

   adjective

   • 1. hanging downwards; pendent: "pendant flowers on frail stems"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting an architectural decoration projecting downwards): from Old French, literally ‘hanging’, present participle of the verb pendre, from Latin pendere.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChevroletChevrolet - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chevrolet

   • Cached

   6 days ago · chevrolet .com. Chevrolet ( / ˌʃɛvrəˈleɪ / SHEV-rə-LAY ), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [3 ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BaroqueBaroque - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Baroque

   • Cached

   6 days ago · Pendant in the form of a siren, made of a baroque pearl (the torso) with enameled gold mounts set with rubies, probably c. 1860, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York).. The English word baroque comes directly from the French.Some scholars state that the French word originated from the Portuguese term barroco 'a flawed pearl', pointing to the Latin verruca 'wart', or to a ...