Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PEND'ENT
PEND'ENT, a. [L. pendens.]
- Hanging; fastened at one end, the other being loose. With ribbons pendent, flaring about her head. – Shak.
- Jutting over; projecting; as, a pendent rock. – Shak.
- Supported above the ground. – Milton.
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