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Webster 1913 Edition
Pavilion
Pa-vil′ion
,Noun.
[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.
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.
Pa-vil′ion
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pavilion
PAVILION
,Noun.
1.
A tent; a temporary movable habitation.2.
In architecture, a kind of turret or building, usually insulated and contained under a single roof; sometimes square and sometimes in the form of a dome. Sometimes a pavilion is a projecting part in the front of a building; sometimes it flanks a corner.3.
In military affairs, a tent raised on posts. The word is sometimes used for a flag, colors, ensign or banner.4.
In heraldry, a covering in form of a tent,investing the armories of kings.5.
Among jewelers,the under side and corner of brilliants, lying between the girdle and collet.