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Pendent (p&ebreve_;nd&eitalic_;nt), 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.
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Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. Longfellow.
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2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. “A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock.” Shak.
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