| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class II. Words Relating to Space | | Section II. Dimensions | | 2. Linear Dimensions |
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| 214. Pendency. |
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| NOUN: | PENDENCY, dependency; suspension, hanging &c. v.
PENDANT, drop, eardrop, tassel, tippet, lobe, tail, train, flap, skirt, queue, pigtail, pendulum; hangnail.
peg, knob, button, hock, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook; fastening [See Vinculum]; spar, horse.
CHANDELIER, gaselier, electrolier.
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| VERB: | BE PENDENT &c. adj.; hang, depend, swing, dangle, lower, droop; swag [dial.]; daggle, flap, trail, flow; beetle, jut, overhang.
SUSPEND, hang, sling, hook up, hitch, fasten to, append.
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| ADJECTIVE: | PENDENT, pendulous, pendulant [rare], decumbent, penduline [rare], pensile; hanging &c. v.; beetle; beetling, jutting over, overhanging, projecting; dependent; lowering; suspended &c. v.; loose, flowing.
HAVING A PENDANT &c. n.; tailed, caudate.
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