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单词 pendeloque
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pendeloquen.adj.

Brit. /ˌpɒndəˈlɒk/, U.S. /ˌpɛndəˈloʊk/, /ˌpɛndəˈlɑk/
Forms: 1600s pendelock, 1800s– pendeloque.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pendeloque.
Etymology: < French pendeloque religious medallion, probably in the form of a pendant (1620 as pandeloque , or earlier), something which hangs from an object (1640), little piece of crystal (1680), piece of crystal suspended from a chandelier (1690; 1632 as pendilloque in sense ‘jewel suspended from an earring’; earliest in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation as pendeloche in sense ‘penis’) < pendeler to dangle (c1200; < pendre (see pend v.3) + -eler , frequentative suffix) + -oche , suffix forming nouns, of uncertain origin, with ending subsequently altered to -oque , perhaps after breloque breloque n.
A gem, esp. a diamond, cut in the shape of a drop and used as a pendant; a piece of jewellery of similar design. Also as adj.: designating such a gem.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > pendant
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dropperc1825
tassel-drop1849
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1623 James I in W. Prynne Hidden Workes (1645) 53 Five of them were the Dukes, with a Pendelock of a faucet Diamond, furnisht by our Jeweller.
1659 Public Intelligencer No. 186. 604 (advt.) A Locket Jewel of three Pendelocks, consisting of Tables and Roses, in number about 48, of good water.
1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia xvi. vii. 353 Seven pieces of jewelry, pendeloques, &c., with price affixed.
1891 Amer. Naturalist 25 1034 Worked bones, arms, tools pendeloques, ornaments, harpoons, a fish-hook in two pieces worked with a joint.
1945 A. Selwyn Retail Jeweller's Handbk. xv. 217 Fancy shapes, such as the three-cornered, the marquise or navette.., the pear-shaped..or pendeloque, make unusual jewels.
1959 Times 24 Feb. 18/7 A large fancy golden pendeloque diamond.
1993 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 25 June b5 Topping it off with my faux sapphire pendeloque.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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