pavon

The pavon was a slow, stately dance, but it also included high leaps.

In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Emily Sarah Holt 1864

Geoffery Loutterell, who died in 1345, that nobleman is represented armed at all points, receiving from the ladies of his family his tilting helmet, shield, and _pavon_.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Various

The stately _pavon_ had possession of the English court, with ruffs and farthingales, in the reign of Elizabeth.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Various

"Let us dance the pavon!" she said; the waxlights glittered like swords on the polished floor.

Young Adventure, a Book of Poems Stephen Vincent Ben��t 1920

Once more on the ice-bright floor they danced the pavon

Young Adventure, a Book of Poems Stephen Vincent Ben��t 1920

Dancing was the daily occupation rather than the amusement at court and elsewhere, and the names of dances exceeded the list of the virtues -- such as the French brawl, the pavon, the measure, the canary, and many under the general titles of corantees, jigs, galliards, and fancies.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

It was the pavon [Note 5] we danced, and not many steps were taken when Sir William saith --

In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Emily Sarah Holt 1864

Dancing was the daily occupation rather than the amusement at court and elsewhere, and the names of dances exceeded the list of the virtues -- such as the French brawl, the pavon, the measure, the canary, and many under the general titles of corantees, jigs, galliards, and fancies.

For Whom Shakespeare Wrote Charles Dudley Warner 1864

Dancing was the daily occupation rather than the amusement at court and elsewhere, and the names of dances exceeded the list of the virtues -- such as the French brawl, the pavon, the measure, the canary, and many under the general titles of corantees, jigs, galliards, and fancies.

Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864

And high and rich swelled the merry music that invited to the stately pavon.

The Last of the Barons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838