penduline

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English

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Etymology

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From French penduline. See pendulum.

Noun

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penduline (plural pendulines)

  1. A penduline tit.
    • 1867 December, Frédéric Mistral, “Canto VII”, in An English Version  [] of Mr Frédéric Mistral's Mirèio  [][1], Avignon, page 154:
      The pendulines had hung their white nests / To the reeds and willows;

Adjective

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penduline (comparative more penduline, superlative most penduline)

  1. (of a bird's nest) Hanging, pendulous.
    • 2007 November 24, Simon Barnes, “A Crisp morning, ready salted”, in The Times[2]:
      It is their nests that are penduline, intricate hanging baskets of plant down and animal hair.

French

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Noun

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penduline f (plural pendulines)

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Derived terms

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