pa|vil|ion

pa|vil|ion «puh VIHL yuhn», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a light building, usually one somewhat open, used for shelter or pleasure: »

a dance pavilion, a bathing pavilion.

2. a large tent raised on posts, and usually with a peaked top.

3. any building that houses an exhibition at a fair.

4. a part of a building higher and more decorated than the rest.

5. one of a group of buildings forming a hospital.

6. the lower part of a gem cut as a brilliant, especially the sloping surfaces between the girdle and the culet, or base.

7. Anatomy. the auricle of the r.

8. Obsolete. a covering or canopy.

–v.t.

1. to enclose or shelter in a pavilion.

2. to furnish with a pavilion.

╂[< Old French pavillon < Latin pāpiliō, -ōnis tent; (originally) butterfly. See etym. of doublet papillon. (Cf. ↑papillon)]

pavé, noun, adjective.

–n.

a setting in which jewels are placed close together to show no metal.

–adj.

set in a pave; placed close together to show no metal. »

Cover-the-ear tree earring, ... available in precious metal or pave jewels (New York Times).