Pavilion /(?)/
Pa·vil·ion
Pavilion
n.
- A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts.
- 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. (Arch.)
- A flag, colors, ensign, or banner. (Mil.)
- Same as Tent (Her.) (Her.)
- That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
- The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. (Anat.)
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A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
The pavilion of heaven is bare.
Pavilion
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Pavilioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning
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To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.
The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.