pavilion
To furnish with a pavilionTo furnish with a pavilion.
» Each continent had a pavilion at the fair.
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3 senses(transitive)To furnish with a pavilion.
(transitive)To put inside a pavilion.
(figuratively, transitive)To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour, And girded with praise").
Examples
4 sentencesEach continent had a pavilion at the fair.
The pavilion already held about a dozen pregnant women about to give birth.
The beauty of the Golden Pavilion covered in snow was unmatched.
When I was young, my father often talked to me about the Golden Pavilion.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form ofFrom Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon.
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Forms
pavilions, pavilioning, pavilioned, pavilioned| Base form | pavilion · to pavilion |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pavilions |
| Present participle | pavilioning |
| Past simple | pavilioned |
| Past participle | pavilioned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle