PAVILION

Pavilion. 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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PAVILION. → See TABERNACLE

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pavilion. Pavilion, n. a tent, moveable house, main part

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Pa‐vil″ion (?), n. [[F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.]] 1. 1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. “ Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions.” Shak.
2. 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. 3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
4. 4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.)
5. 5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
6. 6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
7. 7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
The pavilion of heaven is bare. Shelley.