Rosanne
Bon'grace s.Pendagi; Pendeti, Pendenzi mp.
Provincial Italian to English Dictionary
pendenza sf
a slope, slant , (grado d'inclinazione) gradient
in pendenza (tetto) sloping, (strada, terreno) on a slope
essere in leggera pendenza to slope (down) gently
una strada con una pendenza del 20% a road with a 1 in 5 gradient
b (Dir) pending suit
c (Comm) outstanding account.
Italian Dictionary.
From the Latin pendeo
verb hang/ hang down; depend; [~ ab ore => hang upon the lips| listen attentively]
Now if you look back at the Picture of Saint George and Saint Anthony, you will see Saint George listening attentively about Saint Anthony and the apparition of the Virgin Mary. The devotion by the Company of Saint George to the Virgin Mary and Charitable endeavors through confraternities was usual in Northern Italy from the 1300's-1600's.
This symbol of the Straw hats or Pendenzi has become lost to us today.
~Rosanne
Perhaps not lost completely- Just think Straw fedoras and Mafia Bosses
Provincial Italian to English Dictionary
pendenza sf
a slope, slant , (grado d'inclinazione) gradient
in pendenza (tetto) sloping, (strada, terreno) on a slope
essere in leggera pendenza to slope (down) gently
una strada con una pendenza del 20% a road with a 1 in 5 gradient
b (Dir) pending suit
c (Comm) outstanding account.
Italian Dictionary.
From the Latin pendeo
verb hang/ hang down; depend; [~ ab ore => hang upon the lips| listen attentively]
Now if you look back at the Picture of Saint George and Saint Anthony, you will see Saint George listening attentively about Saint Anthony and the apparition of the Virgin Mary. The devotion by the Company of Saint George to the Virgin Mary and Charitable endeavors through confraternities was usual in Northern Italy from the 1300's-1600's.
This symbol of the Straw hats or Pendenzi has become lost to us today.
~Rosanne
Perhaps not lost completely- Just think Straw fedoras and Mafia Bosses