Pendant (English spelling)

Japanese: ペンダント(英語表記)pendant
Pendant (English spelling)
(1) A stone, plaster, or wood decoration suspended from the ceiling of a fan vault in English Late Gothic (→ Perpendicular) or Tudor architecture. The pendants of Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey in London are famous. The Gothic decorations under the pilasters of staircases in 17th-century English Jameson architecture are also called pendants.
(2) A lighting fixture that is hung from the ceiling.
(3) A medal or ornament that is hung around the neck on a chain or string (→ necklace).

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information

Japanese:
(1) イギリス後期ゴシック様式(→パーペンディキュラー様式)あるいはチューダー様式の建築において,扇形ボールト(→ボールト)の天井などから吊り下げられた石,石膏または木による装飾。ロンドンのウェストミンスター寺院の中のヘンリー7世礼拝堂のペンダントは有名。17世紀イギリスのジェームズ朝建築における階段の親柱下のゴシック的な装飾もペンダントという。
(2) 天井から下げるかたちの照明器具。
(3) 鎖やひもで首から吊り下げるメダルや装身具(→ネックレス)。

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