Bible Dictionaries
Pavan

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pavan'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pavan.html. 1828.