Pendeloque

A pendeloque, from French pendeloque, is a hanging often drop- or pear-shaped object or pendant used as an ornamentation,[1][2] such as drop-shaped pendant earrings,[3][4] and specific pear- and drop-shaped parts of chandeliers.[5][6] The term is also used in describing the specific pendeloque cut for gemstone cutting.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "pendeloque". www.oed.com. Oxford English Dictionary. 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Pendeloque". www.cnrtl.fr. Centre national de ressources textuelles et lexicales. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pendeloque". www.langantiques.com. Lang Antiques. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Benchley, Amanda. "In Her Dramatic Italian Home, Annette Klein Shows Us Her Cache of Historic Earrings". www.1stdibs.com. Introspective Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Langhamer, Antonín (2003). The Legend of Bohemian Glass: A Thousand Years of Glassmaking in the Heart of Europe. Tigris. p. 262. ISBN 8086062112.
  6. ↑ "pendeloque". www.merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Kuiper, Kathleen. "Pendeloque". www.britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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