PAVILIONED

Verb

pavilioned

simple past tense and past participle of pavilion

Adjective

pavilioned (not comparable)

Having a pavilion.

Source: Wiktionary


PAVILION

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



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