Definition of pavilion
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a large often sumptuous tent
the white pavilions of the Turkish irregular cavalry— A. H. Layard
b
: something resembling a canopy or tent
tree ferns spread their delicate pavilions— Blanche E. Baughan
2a
: a part of a building projecting from the rest
… rang the bell of the little pavilion …— Gertrude Stein
b
: one of several detached or semidetached units into which a building is sometimes divided
3a
: a usually open sometimes ornamental structure in a garden, park, or place of recreation that is used for entertainment or shelter
a dance pavilion a band pavilion
b
: a temporary structure erected at an exposition by an individual exhibitor
visited the Chinese pavilion at the international exposition
4
: the lower faceted part of a brilliant below the girdle (see girdle entry 1 sense 2) — see brilliant illustration
pavilion
verb
pavilioned; pavilioning; pavilions
Definition of pavilion (Entry 2 of 2)
: to furnish or cover with or put in a pavilion
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The first known use of pavilion was in the 13th century
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