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pensile
CIDE DICTIONARY
pensile, a. [L. pensilis, fr. pendere to hang: cf. OE. pensil. See Pendant.].
Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
"The long, pensile branches of the birches." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pensile, adj.
1 hanging down; pendulous.
2 (of a bird etc.) building a pensile nest.
1 hanging down; pendulous.
2 (of a bird etc.) building a pensile nest.
Etymology
L pensilis f. pendere pens- hang
ROGET THESAURUS
pensile
Pendency
N pendency, dependency, suspension, hanging, pedicel, pedicle, peduncle, tail, train, flap, skirt, pigtail, pony tail, pendulum, hangnail peg, knob, button, hook, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook, fastening, spar, horse, pendent, pendulous, pensile, hanging, beetling, jutting over, overhanging, projecting, dependent, suspended, loose, flowing, having a peduncle, pedunculate, tailed, caudate.For further exploring for "pensile" in Webster Dictionary Online
