Pa*vil"ion (?), n. [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.
© Webster 1913.
Pa*vil"ion, v. t. [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.
© Webster 1913.