Pavane

2 definitions found

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

  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}.]


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pavane
       n 1: music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: {pavan}]
       2: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {pavan}]