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pavilion |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, n. [F. pavillon, fr L. pavilio a butterfly, also a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.] 1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. ``[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions.'' --Shak. 2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile. 3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner. 4. (Her.) Same as {Tent} (Her.) 5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. 6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. 7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. The pavilion of heaven is bare. --Shelley. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pavilioned}; p. pr & vb n. {Pavilioning}.] To furnish or cover with or shelter in a tent or tents. The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pavilion n : large and often sumptuous tent [syn: {marquee}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Pavilion a tent or tabernacle (2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or enclosure (Ps. 18:11; 27:5). In Jer. 43:10 it probably denotes the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.
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