PAGEANTS
Noun
pageants
plural of pageant
Source: Wiktionary
PAGEANT
Pag"eant, n. Etym: [OE. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold
or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to
pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to
join together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact, Page
of a book.]
1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. "A pageant truly played."
Shak.
To see sad pageants of men's miseries. Spenser.
2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a
distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or
display.
The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! Pope.
We love the man, the paltry pageant you. Cowper.
Pag"eant, a.
Definition: Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. "Pageant pomp."
Dryden.
Pag"eant, v. t.
Definition: To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] "He pageants
us." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition