PAVAN

pavan|pavin. Pavan, or Pavin, n. a grave kind of dance

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Pav″an (?), n. [[F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp. pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]] A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; — so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock. [Written also pavane, paven, pavian, and pavin.]