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UK
/pˈævæn/
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NOUN
- music composed for dancing the pavane
- a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
How To Use pavan In A Sentence
- But he's gotta live with the Ambassador when Mr Pavane comes back. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- He produced many fine sets of variations on popular melodies and ground basses as well as stylized dance music (especially pavans and galliards).
- But he's gotta live with the Ambassador when Mr Pavane comes back. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- He described the pavan as a processional dance in duple time, with two single steps and one double step forwards, followed by the same sequence in reverse.
- He too composed a pavan and galliard for the Earl.
- Children also took part in period dances including the lively farandole from Provence and the slower pavan, both dating back to the time of Tudorkings and queens.
- We led the company in a pavane and I smiled at the King only when he looked over at me.
- Mrs Pavane apparently has had three names - I'd like to find out which was her real one. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- Kalira went into a parade gait called a pavane, a kind of slow-motion trot with feet raised as high as possible, as Lan sat very straight and still in the saddle. Brightly Burning
- But he's gotta live with the Ambassador when Mr Pavane comes back. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW