Definition of pavan Pavan
pav•an
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What does pavan mean?
WordNet
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pavan (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pavan
pav′an, n. (Shak.) a slow dance, much practised in Spain: music for this dance.—Also Pav′en, Pav′in. [Fr.,—Sp. pavana, pavon—L. pavo, peacock; or It., for Padovana, pertaining to Padua.]
