fem. proper name, name of the faithful wife in the "Odyssey," from Greek Penelopeia, probably related to pene "thread on the bobbin," from penos "web," cognate with Latin pannus "cloth garment" (see pane (n.)). Used in English as the type of the virtuous wife (1580) as it was in Latin.
pending
pendragon
pendular
pendulous
pendulum
Penelope
penetrable
penetrate
penetrating
penetration
penguin
