PENDENT

Pend″ent (pĕnd″ent), a. [[L. pendens, -entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.]] 1. 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. 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. “A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock.” Shak.