pavilion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From 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. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages.
Meanings
- An ornate tent.
- A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
- A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
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The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
Only one player has hit a six over the Lord's pavillion.
- A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
- The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.
- The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
- The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
- A flag, ensign, or banner.
- A flag, ensign, or banner. ▸ A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.
- An ornate tent, used either as a charge or bearing, or surrounding a shield as or atop the mantling.
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A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
For after the rain when with never a stain, / The pavilion of heaven is bare, […]
1819 or 1820 (date written), Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Cloud”, in Prometheus Unbound […], London: C[harles] and J[ames] Ollier […], published 1820, →OCLC, stanza 6, page 200:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pavilions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
auricle (part of ear) · pinna (part of ear)
Translations (105)
nl paviljoen (ornate tent) · ca pavelló (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · pt pavilhão (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · nl paviljoen (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · el περίπτερο (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · tr sayvan (ornate tent) · vi bạt (ornate tent) · fr pavillon (ornate tent) · tr pavyon (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · pl pawilon (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · io paviliono (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · cmn 亭子 (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · my မဏ္ဍပ် (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · ga pailliún (cricket building) · ja 亭 (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · hu pavilon (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · nn paviljong (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · fi paviljonki (cricket building) · my မဏ္ဍပ် (ornate tent) · bg те́нта (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · fr pavillon (cricket building) · ro pavilion (ornate tent) · ko 파빌리온 (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · it padiglione (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ja ブリリアント (cricket building) · ru павильо́н (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · my မဏ္ဍပ် (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · sk pavilón (ornate tent) · cy pafiliwn (ornate tent) · nb paviljong (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ja 東屋 (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · tl bahay-tolda (ornate tent) · de Pavillon (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · vi nhà bạt (ornate tent) · fi paviljonki (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ar جَنَاح (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · gl pavillón (ornate tent) · fi siipi (detached / semi-detached building in a building complex) · nn paviljong (ornate tent) · ja パビリオン (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · nn paviljong (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · be павільён (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · de Pavillon (ornate tent) · fa پردهسرای (ornate tent) · ca pavelló (ornate tent) · bg пала́тка (ornate tent) · io paviliono (ornate tent) · fr pavillon (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · nl paviljoen (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ar سُرَادِق (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · eo pavilono (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · cmn 亭子 (ornate tent) · nb paviljong (detached / semi-detached building in a building complex) · ga pailliún (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · hu pavilon (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · th ศาลา (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · ru павильо́н (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ru шатёр (ornate tent) · nn paviljong (detached / semi-detached building in a building complex) · nb paviljong (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · io paviliono (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ga pailliún (ornate tent) · tr otağ (ornate tent) · ja 仮設テント (ornate tent) · cs pavilon (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ga pailliún (detached / semi-detached building in a building complex) · uk павільйо́н (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · es pabellón (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · km សាលា (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · mk павилјо́н (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · fi alaosa (lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone) · cmn 展览馆 (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · tl pabelyon (ornate tent) · cmn 展馆 (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · bg павилио́н (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · gd pùball (ornate tent) · bg бу́дка (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · it padiglione (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · it padiglione (ornate tent) · pl pawilon (detached / semi-detached building in a building complex) · vi rạp (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ota كوشك (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · ru павильо́н (ornate tent) · fi paviljonki (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · eo pavilono (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · ar سُرَادِق (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · bg ша́тра (ornate tent) · pt pavilhão (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · fa پاویون (ornate tent) · pt pavilhão (ornate tent) · ga puball (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · fr pavillon (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · es pabellón (ornate tent) · ms astaka (ornate tent) · be павільён (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · de Pavillon (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · uk павільйо́н (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) · mi whare whakamātakitaki (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · eo pavilono (ornate tent) · fi paviljonkiteltta (ornate tent) · nb paviljong (ornate tent) · sv paviljong (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) · vi lều (ornate tent) · id paviliun (ornate tent) · ar جَنَاح (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc)