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Pendant

A pendant (from Old French

Old French

Old French was the Romance languages dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from around 1000 to 1300....
) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace

Necklace

A necklace is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are frequently formed from a metal chain, often attached to a locket or pendant....
or an earring

Earring

Earrings are jewellery attached to the ear through a body piercing in the earlobe or some other external part of the ear . Earrings are worn by both sexes....
. In modern French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
this is a the gerund

Gerund

In linguistics, ?gerund? is a term used to refer to various non-finite verb in various languages:* As applied to English language, it refers to what might be called a verb's action noun, which is one of the uses of the -ing form....
form of “hanging” (also meaning “during”). Pendants can have several functions:

These purposes can be combined (i.e.

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A pendant (from Old French

Old French

Old French was the Romance languages dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from around 1000 to 1300....
) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace

Necklace

A necklace is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are frequently formed from a metal chain, often attached to a locket or pendant....
or an earring

Earring

Earrings are jewellery attached to the ear through a body piercing in the earlobe or some other external part of the ear . Earrings are worn by both sexes....
. In modern French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
this is a the gerund

Gerund

In linguistics, ?gerund? is a term used to refer to various non-finite verb in various languages:* As applied to English language, it refers to what might be called a verb's action noun, which is one of the uses of the -ing form....
form of “hanging” (also meaning “during”). Pendants can have several functions:

ornamentation
identification
Identification

Identification or Identify may refer to:* Identification , the process of assigning a pre-existing individual or class name to an individual organism...
(i.e. religious symbols
Symbol

A symbol is something such as an entity, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention....
, sexual symbols, symbols of rock bands)
protection (i.e. amulets
Amulet

An amulet , a close cousin of the talisman consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner.Potential amulets include: Gemstone or simple Gemstone, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, jewelry ring, plants, animals, etc.; even words said in certain occasions?for example: vade retro satana?, to repe...
, religious symbols)
self-affirmation (i.e. initials, names)
ostentation (i.e. jewels
Gemstone

A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive mineral, which — when cut and polished — is used to make jewellery or other adornments....
).
award (i.e Scouting Ireland Chief Scout's Award
Scouting Ireland Chief Scout's Award

The Chief Scout's Award is the highest award for Scouting Ireland Scouts in Scouting Ireland. It is currently confusing as to what exactly the Chief Scout's Award is in Scouting Ireland as a hangover from the merger of CSI and SAI....
, Order of CúChulainn
Order of CúChulainn

The Order of C?Chulainn is the highest award for adults in Scouting Ireland....
)

These purposes can be combined (i.e. a richly jewelled symbol).

Other meanings

A teach pendant is a portable control device used in industrial robotics.
A cable pendant is one of a series of cables that is horizontally suspended across a flight deck of aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
s for aircraft to land by catching with tailhook.
A nautical pendant is a length of cable
Cable

A cable is a large fiber or metal rope, used for hauling, lifting, or towing, or an assembly of two or more insulated electrical conductors, laid up together as an assembly....
or rope
Rope

A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength ....
, usually of a short length, that has eyes or fittings, or both, at the ends for attachment to vessels and bollard
Bollard

A bollard is a short vertical post typically found where large ships dock. Bollards are arranged in a line to obstruct the passage of motor vehicles....
s or buoy
Buoy

A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes. It can be anchored or allowed to drift. The word, of Old French or Middle Dutch origin, is now most commonly , although some orthoepy have traditionally prescribed the pronunciation ....
s.
A pendant is a common item used in hypnosis.