PAVAN

pavane, pavan

(noun) a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

pavane, pavan

(noun) music composed for dancing the pavane

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pavan (plural pavans)

Alternative form of Paduan (“stately Spanish dance”)

Source: Wiktionary


Pav"an, n. Etym: [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp. pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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