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penduline

penduline noun: a penduline tit.

Noun

penduline (plural pendulines)

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

Adjective

penduline (comparative more penduline, superlative most penduline)

  1. Hanging, pendulous.
    • It is their nests that are penduline, intricate hanging baskets of plant down and animal hair.2007 November 24, Simon Barnes, “A Crisp morning, ready salted”, in The Times

Forms of penduline

Noun
pluralpendulines
Adjective
comparativemore penduline
superlativemost penduline

Origin of penduline

From French penduline. See pendulum.

Phrases with penduline

Questions about penduline

What does penduline mean?
Penduline means a penduline tit.
What part of speech is penduline?
Penduline can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of penduline?
The plural of penduline is pendulines.

Words near penduline in the dictionary

  1. pendules
  2. pendulet
  3. pendulets
  4. pendulette
  5. pendulettes
  6. penduline
  7. penduline tit
  8. penduline tits
  9. pendulines
  10. pendulose
  11. pendulosities

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