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Pendent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.