pavilion, marquee
(noun) large and often sumptuous tent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pavilion (plural pavilions)
An ornate tent.
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
(cricket) The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.
(anatomy) The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
(anatomy) The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
(military) A flag, ensign, or banner.
A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.
(heraldry) A tent used as a bearing.
A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
• (part of ear): auricle, pinna
pavilion (third-person singular simple present pavilions, present participle pavilioning, simple past and past participle pavilioned)
(transitive) To furnish with a pavilion.
(transitive) To put inside a pavilion.
(transitive, figuratively) To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour").
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*vil"ion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
4. (Her.)
Definition: Same as Tent (Her.)
5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
6. (Anat.)
Definition: 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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pavilioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning.]
Definition: To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents. The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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