Pavilion

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.


                                                    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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     3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
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     4. (Her.) Same as {Tent} (Her.)
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     5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and
        collet. See Illust. of {Brilliant}.
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     6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated
        extremity of the Fallopian tube.
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     7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
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              The pavilion of heaven is bare.       --Shelley.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pavilion
       n : large and often sumptuous tent [syn: {marquee}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "pavilion":
     Nissen hut, Quonset hut, booth, crib, gatehouse, hut, hutch, kiosk,
     lean-to, outbuilding, outhouse, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed,
     stall, tollbooth, tollhouse
  
  

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.