In the form of a ring but with a small part of the circumference missing.
〔考古〕开口环状的,不封闭环状的
penannular neck ornaments
开口的环状颈部饰品。
Example sentencesExamples
The penannular style of brooch goes back many centuries, if not millennia.
Other materials found during the digs were a flint knife, zoomorphic penannular brooch, decorated bone comb, bronze age pottery and arrowheads.
A different type of Viking penannular arm-ring, smaller, plainer, and rounder in cross-section than the type found in Ireland, is commonest in hoards in Scotland and the Isle of Man.
There is a trend towards a greater number of small penannular brooches during this period than previously.
Pins, buckles and discs were all being cast, but the moulds were mainly for penannular brooches.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin paene 'almost' + annular.