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pavane |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf It & Sp pavana, and Sp pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.] A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane}, {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pavane n 1: music composed for dancing the pavane 2: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
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