Pendant

This article is about the jewellery. For the condition of something hanging, see pendent. For other uses, see Pendant (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with pedant.
Amber pendants
Pushpaka Thali - Wedding pendant used by Pushpaka Brahmins of Kerala, India
Wedding pendant with 21 beads used by Saint Thomas Christians of India
Spanish pendant at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Indonesian pendants

A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a "pendant necklace".[1] A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down. Its name stems from the Latin word pendere and Old French word pendr, both of which translate to "to hang down". In modern French, pendant is the gerund form of pendre ("to hang") and also means "during". The extent to which the design of a pendant can be incorporated into an overall necklace makes it not always accurate to treat them as separate items.[2]

In some cases, though, the separation between necklace and pendant is far clearer.[2]

  1. ^ "The Early Pendant: A Jewelry And A Talisman". Talismanamulet.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Johns, Catherine (1996). The Jewellery of Roman Britain Celtic and classical Traditions. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 9780415516129.