English-Thai Dictionary

pavan

N ระบำ ราชสำนัก ที่ มี ลีลา สวยงาม แบบ หนึ่ง  pavane

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAVAN

n.[L. pavo, a peacock. ] A grave dance among the Spaniards. In this dance, the performers make a kind of wheel before each other, the gentlemen dancing with cap and sword, princes with long robes, and the ladies with long trails; the motions resembling the stately steps of the peacock.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAVAN

Pav "an, n. Etym: [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp. pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo. ]

 

Defn: 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. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pavane

pa vane |pəˈvän pəˈvɑn |(also pavan ) ▶noun a stately dance in slow duple time, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries and performed in elaborate clothing. • a piece of music for this dance. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French pavane, from Italian pavana, feminine adjective from Pavo, dialect name of Padua.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pavane

pavane |pəˈvan, -ˈvɑːn |(also pavan |ˈpav (ə )n |) ▶noun a stately dance in slow duple time, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries and performed in elaborate clothing. • a piece of music for a pavane. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French pavane, from Italian pavana, feminine adjective from Pavo, dialect name of Padua .

 

Duden Dictionary

Pavane

Pa va ne Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Pav a ne |französisch pavane < italienisch pavana, eigentlich = (Tanz ) aus Padua 1 langsamer höfischer Schreittanz 2 Einleitungssatz der Suite

 

French Dictionary

pavane

pavane n. f. nom féminin Danse ancienne très lente. Note Orthographique pava n e.

 

pavaner (se)

pavaner (se ) v. pronom. verbe pronominal Marcher avec affectation, chercher à attirer l ’attention. : Elles se sont pavanées avec leurs fourrures. SYNONYME montrer ; parader . Note Grammaticale Le participe passé de ce verbe, qui n ’existe qu ’à la forme pronominale, s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont pavanés en compagnie de vedettes de cinéma. aimer Note Orthographique pava n er.

 

Spanish Dictionary

pavana

pavana nombre femenino 1 Antiguo baile cortesano de origen italiano, de aire reposado y solemne y de pasos simples y repetitivos :como baile, la pavana tuvo su apogeo en la primera mitad del siglo xvi, pero como forma musical sobrevivió hasta el xvii .2 Composición musical de ritmo binario con que se acompañaba este baile :interpretó una pavana de Lully .3 Capa corta usada antiguamente por las mujeres, similar a la esclavina .