Thesaurus: pavan

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1. 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.
2. n. music composed for dancing the pavane
3. n. a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
4. 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.]
5. A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costumeis worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to thoseof the peacock. [Written also pavane, paven, pavian, and pavin.]
6. n music composed for dancing the pavane n a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries