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Entry 8 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Pavilion

/pəv-ĭl'-yən/ · Pa·vil·ion · IPA /pəˈvɪljən/
01 n. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts.
  1. 1.
    A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts.
  2. 2.
    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.)
  3. 3.
    A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.(Mil.)
  4. 4.
    Same as Tent (Her.)(Her.) See: Tent
  5. 5.
    That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant. See: Brilliant
  6. 6.
    The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.(Anat.)
  7. 7.
    A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
    “The pavilion of heaven is bare.” Shelley.
02 v. t. To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.
imp. & p. p. Pavilioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning
  1. 1.
    To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.
    “The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.” Milton.