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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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DISPERSION
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