pavilion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large and often sumptuous tent
    marquee.

WordNet


Pa*vil"ion noun
Etymology
F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.
Definitions
  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.) 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.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
  4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.)
  5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
  6. (Anat.) 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 transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Pavilioned ; present participle & verbal noun Pavilioning
Definitions
  1. To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.
    The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. Milton.

Webster 1913