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Pavilion
see synonyms of pavilionNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pavilion
see synonyms of pavilionnoun
1. British
a building at a sports ground, esp a cricket pitch, in which players change
2.
a summerhouse or other decorative shelter
3.
a building or temporary structure, esp one that is open and ornamental, for housing exhibitions
4.
a large ornate tent, esp one with a peaked top, as used by medieval armies
5.
one of a set of buildings that together form a hospital or other large institution
6.
one of four main facets on a brilliant-cut stone between the girdle and the culet
verb (transitive) literary
7.
to place or set in or as if in a pavilion
pavilioned in splendour
8.
to provide with a pavilion or pavilions
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Pavilion
see synonyms of pavilion noun
1.
a large tent, usually with a peaked top
2.
a.
a building or part of a building, often partly open and highly ornamented, used for entertainment, exhibits, etc., as at a fair or park
b.
a decorative shelter or summerhouse
3.
part of a building jutting out from the main part and often ornamented
4.
any of the separate or connected parts of a group of related buildings, as of a hospital or sanitarium
5.
the part of a brilliant-cut gem between the girdle and the culet
verb transitive
6.
to furnish with or shelter in or as in a pavilion
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Pavilion
see synonyms of pavilionn.
1. An ornate tent.
2.
a. A light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs: a picnic pavilion.
b. A usually temporary structure erected at a fair or show for use by an exhibitor: the French pavilion at the World's Fair.
c. A large structure housing sports or entertainment facilities; an arena.
3. A structure or another building connected to a larger building; an annex.
4. One of a group of related buildings forming a complex, as of a hospital.
5. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gem, slanting outward from the culet to the girdle.
tr.v.pa·vil·ioned, pa·vil·ion·ing, pa·vil·ions
1. To cover or furnish with or as if with a pavilion.
2. To put in or as if in a pavilion.
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