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   Pendent (pĕndˈent), 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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