20 gauge/ 0.81 (usually printed 0.8mm) is good for pendants, charms, items with heavy beads (crystal, glass). Be careful of your fingers with this size it can cut into them. 16 + gauge/ 1.29mm (usually printed 1.3mm) not used to crochet with but for making supports and shapes to crochet on.
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1. portent-a sign of something about to happen; he looked for an omen before going into battle. omen, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy. augury, foretoken, preindication, sign-an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; he hoped it was an augury; it was a sign from God.