pavane

[ puh-vahn, -van; French pa-van ]

noun,plural pa·vanes [puh-vahnz, -vanz; French pa-van]. /pəˈvɑnz, -ˈvænz; French paˈvan/.
  1. a stately dance dating from the 16th century.

  2. the music for this dance.

Origin of pavane

1
1525–35; <Middle French <Italian pavana, contraction of padovana (feminine) of Padua (Italian Padova)
  • Also pav·an [pav-uhn, puh-vahn, -van], /ˈpæv ən, pəˈvɑn, -ˈvæn/, pav·in [pav-uhn] /ˈpæv ən/ .

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How to use pavane in a sentence

  • Anyway, said Pug, its about time we ad some grub; whos feelin like a chunk of bully and a pavin-stone?

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  • But M. Saint Pavin officiated for all; and the sole task of keeping up with him caused M. Favoral to become visibly animated.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
  • He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
  • Six times out of ten, when a new enterprise is set on foot, the organizers send for Saint Pavin.

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  • Then they discuss the operation, the expected profits of the new company, and M. Saint Pavin's demands.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for pavane

pavane

pavan

/ (pəˈvɑːn, -ˈvæn, ˈpævən) /


noun
  1. a slow and stately dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually characterized by a slow stately triple time

Origin of pavane

1
C16 pavan, via French from Spanish pavana, from Old Italian padovana Paduan (dance), from Padova Padua

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