pavisand
/ˈpavɪsand/nonce-wd.
verb
[no object] To display an impressive or opulent array of clothing and ornament; to flaunt one's appearance.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), writer and poet. Origin uncertain; perhaps an arbitrary alteration of pavisade, perhaps intended also to pun on classical Latin pāvōn-, pāvō peacock in the context of quot. 1910 at main sense.
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- January sale
- Janus
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- Janáček, Leoš
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- Japan Current
- Japanese
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- Japanese beetle
- Japanese cedar
- Japanese Current
- Japanese knotweed
- Japanese lantern
- Japanese paper
- Japanese quince
- Japanese stilt grass
- Japanese wax tree
- Japanimation
- Japan, Sea of
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