Egyptian pendant (Louvre Museum)

A pendant (from Old French) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium A necklace is an article of Jewellery which is worn around the Neck. Earrings are jewelry attached to the ear through a piercing in the Earlobe or some other external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings In modern French this is a word meaning “during” (also the gerund form of "hanging"). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In Linguistics, “gerund” is a term used to refer to various non-finite verb forms in various languages As applied to English, Pendants have several purposes:

• ornamentation
• identification (i. e. religious symbols, sexual symbols, symbols of rock bands)
• protection (i. The musical instrument is spelled Cymbal. A symbol is something --- such as an object, Picture, written word a sound a piece e. amulets, religious symbols)
• self-affirmation (i. An amulet ( the Elder|Pliny]] meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble" a close cousin of the talisman (from Arabic e. initials, names)
• ostentation (i. The discourse on ostentation,, is a section of the Sermon on the Mount, occurring after the Antithesis of the Law, but before the Discourse on judgementalism e. jewels). A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive Mineral, which &mdash when cut and polished &mdash
• award (i. e Scouting Ireland Chief Scout's Award, Order of CúChulainn)

These purposes can be combined (i. The Chief Scout's Award is the highest award for Scouts in Scouting Ireland. The Order of CúChulainn is the highest award for adults in Scouting Ireland. 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 carriers for aircraft to land by catching with tailhook. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with
• A nautical pendant is a length of cable or rope, usually of a short length, that has eyes or fittings, or both, at the ends for attachment to vessels and bollards or buoys. A cable is one or more Wires or Optical fibers bound together typically in a common protective jacket or sheath A rope is a length of Fibers twisted or Braided together to improve strength for pulling and Connecting. A bollard is a short vertical post typically found where large Ships dock
• A pendant is a common item used in hypnosis.