Found 2 items, similar to Pavan.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pavan
pavan
n 1: music composed for dancing the pavane [syn:
pavane]
2: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries [syn:
pavane]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pavan
Pavan
\Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
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. [Written also
pavane,
paven,
pavian, and
pavin.]
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