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Definition of Paven
1. n. See Pavan.
Definition of Paven
1. pavane [n -S] - See also: pavane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paven
Literary usage of Paven
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flower of Old Japan: And Other Poems by Alfred Noyes (1907)
"... And stars were trembling when we spied The rose-red temple of our dreams: Its
lamp-lit gardens glimmered cool With many an onyx-paven pool, ..."
2. The Sea's Anthology: From the Earliest Times Down to the Middle of the by John Edward Patterson (1913)
"LINGER where the pebble-paven shore, Under the quiet, faint kisses of the sea,
Trembles and sparkles as with ecstasy, Possessing and possessed by all that ..."
3. An Elizabethan Virginal Book: Being a Critical Essay on the Contents of a by Edward Woodall Naylor (1905)
"Lord Lumley's paven, i. 149. The Quadran paven, i. 99. The Spanish paven, ii.
131 (said to be more elaborate, and called the Grand Dance). Byrd. ..."
4. The Earl's Returnby Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Lytton by Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1886)
"... And clustered orbs, and zigzag lines, Burst into blossom of stars and light,
The sea was glassy; the glassy brine Was paven with lights,—blue, ..."
5. Bibliotheca Madrigaliana: A Bibliographical Account of the Musical and by Edward Francis Rimbault (1847)
"A paven. 8. An Almaine. 10. How shall I then discribe my love ? 11. Shut not
sweet brest. 1. ... A paven. 9. The wild goose chase. 10. What you will. 11. ..."
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