Pendant vs Medallion - What's the difference?
pendant | medallion |
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
(obsolete, in the plural) Testicles.
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
The dangling part of an earring.
(obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
* Keightley
(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
(obsolete) A pendulum.
(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
A large medal, usually decorative.
A cut of meat resembling a medallion.
(architecture) A round or oval frame (often made of Stucco) which contains a plastic or pictorial decoration of a facade, an interior, a piece of furniture or equipment.
A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.
In architecture terms the difference between pendant and medallion
is that pendant is a supporting post attached to the main rafter while medallion is a round or oval frame (often made of Stucco) which contains a plastic or pictorial decoration of a facade, an interior, a piece of furniture or equipment.pendant
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Alternative forms
* pendaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Many have been pleased with this work and its pendant , the Tales and Popular Fictions.
- One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
- (Knight)