Pendent
Pronunciation : Pend"ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. pendens, -entis, p.pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.]
Definition : 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." Shak. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. Longfellow.
2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913