DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
pavilion
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: Pavilion by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Pavilion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pavilion
n
  1. large and often sumptuous tent
    Synonym(s): pavilion, marquee
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. [bd][The] Greeks do pitch
            their brave pavilions.[b8] --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 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.
     
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners