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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Pavilioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pavilioning}.] To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.
The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, noun [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.]
1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. ''[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions.'' --Shak.
2. (Arch.) 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.
3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
4. (Her.) Same as {Tent} (Her.)
5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of {Brilliant}.
6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
The pavilion of heaven is bare. --Shelley.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pavilion
noun: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: {marquee}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "pavilion": Nissen hut, Quonset hut, booth, crib, gatehouse, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, outbuilding, outhouse, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed, stall, tollbooth, tollhouse
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pavilion a tent or tabernacle (2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or enclosure (Ps. 18:11; 27:5). In Jer. 43:10 it probably denotes the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.
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