un-pavilioned
yən noun
1.
a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
2.
any of a number of separate or attached buildings forming a hospital or the like.
3.
Architecture. a projecting element of a façade, used especially at the center or at each end and usually treated so as to suggest a tower.
4.
a tent, especially a large and elaborate one.
5.
a small, ornamental building in a garden.
6.
Also called base. Jewelry. the part of a cut gem below the girdle.
verb (used with object)
7.
to shelter in or as if in a pavilion.
8.
to furnish with pavilions.
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Un-pavilioned
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English pavilon < Old French paveillon < Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō) butterfly
1250–1300; Middle English pavilon < Old French paveillon < Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō) butterfly
Related forms
un·pa·vil·ioned, adjective
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pavilion (pəˈvɪljən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) a building at a sports ground, esp a cricket pitch, in which players change |
| 2. | a summerhouse or other decorative shelter |
| 3. | a building or temporary structure, esp one that is open and ornamental, for housing exhibitions |
| 4. | a large ornate tent, esp one with a peaked top, as used by medieval armies |
| 5. | one of a set of buildings that together form a hospital or other large institution |
| 6. | one of four main facets on a brilliant-cut stone between the girdle and the culet |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to place or set in or as if in a pavilion: pavilioned in splendour |
| 8. | to provide with a pavilion or pavilions |
| [C13: from Old French pavillon canopied structure, from Latin pāpiliō butterfly, tent] | |
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Word Origin & History
pavilion
c.1300, "large, stately tent," from O.Fr. paveillun (12c.), from L. papilionem (nom. papilio) "tent," lit. "butterfly," on resemblance of wings. Of unknown origin. Meaning "open building in a park, etc., used for shelter or entertainment" is attested from 1687.
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Bible Dictionary
Pavilion definition
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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