2020-11-25
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – Pendant & pendent & pending & pennant
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Pendant & pendent = ‘PEN-duhnt’
ออกเสียง pending = ‘PEN-ing’
ออกเสียง pennant = ‘PEN-uhnt’
Farlex Trivia Dictionary.
Pendant =
- pendant - A light fixture suspended from a ceiling, \
or the hanging part of an earring.
- append - Originally meant "hang on" or "attach as a pendant."
- pendant, pendent - Pendant is the noun;
pendent is the adjective—meaning "hanging, suspended."
- pennant - A blend of pendant and pennon, a banner or flag.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
pendant
Did You Know?
Most pendants are purely decorative.
But a pendant may also hold a picture
or a lock of hair of a lover or a child.
And, perhaps because they hang protectively infront of the body
and near the heart, pendants have often hadsymbolic and magical purposes.
Thus, a pendant may be a charm or amulet,
or its gems or metals may be felt to havehealth-giving properties.
In architecture, a pendant is an ornament that hangs down from a structure, but unlike a necklace pendant it’s usually solid and inflexible.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Pendant & pendent & pending & pennant
A pendant is a hanging object, an ornament of some kind:
“Priscilla fastened a gold pendant on her collar.”
Pendant is an adjective meaning “suspended,” “hanging down,” “dangling”:
“The tapestry pendant from the balcony was richly designed.”
A pennant is a small flag or emblem:
“This pennant symbolized the team’s championship season.”
