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ng which hangs or depends; something suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book. Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. Pope. Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular…

two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages.

A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top.

One of many small loops, as of thread, forming an ornamental border, as on a ribbon.

A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.] Skelton.

a plow, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. -- Pillow sham, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. -- Pillow slip, a pillowcase.

A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.

An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.

A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.

One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.

An ornamental tuft of feathers.

An ornamental tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.

A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, a butter print.

An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim. Egyptian privet. See Lawsonia. -- Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern. -- Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been m…

An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.

A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under Judas.

ticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. Reticulated glass, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane. -- Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reti…

oboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append.

manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone.

A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.