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He tucked his hands in the waistband of his breeches, ostentatiously displaying the gilded hilt of his sword and pendulant sword-knot that dangled on the ground.
Saint Lazare Young Geoffrion 2009
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He tucked his hands in the waistband of his breeches, ostentatiously displaying the gilded hilt of his sword and pendulant sword-knot that dangled on the ground.
Archive 2009-03-01 Young Geoffrion 2009
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The eastern sondage yielded material that was similar to that of the layer immediately above floor level, with several special finds such as a terracotta horse figurine, some late-Roman coins (among them a half follis dated to the reign of the emperor Mauritius, A.D. 582-602) and a small pendulant (?) in semi-precious material.
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Gradually these mound-like tumors enlarge, usually becoming pendulant, and presenting a grayish opaque glistening surface, similar to the pulp of a grape.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Geezy squeals as he recognizes him and asks how "this humble pendulant" can help him.
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Snivel is indeed the pendulant, we discover, as he walks into the room humming to himself.
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Another song that has a similar, subdued essence is the pendulant, pretty "Transgression," where Erskine uses his six-string bass to swap chordal textures with Pardew.
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A pendulant brings up the rear tugging a cart of baggage as big as he is.
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The old man at the counter hands the pendulant some sort of pouch, then says Next.
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The first fellow's a pendulant, second is a Kiwi, and I'm not sure WHAT the third fellow is, though I think I ought to.
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