pageant
11pageant — [[t]pæ̱ʤənt[/t]] pageants 1) N COUNT A pageant is a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held out of doors and often celebrate events or people from history. 2) N COUNT A pageant or a beauty pageant is a… …
12pageant — pag|eant [ˈpædʒənt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: pagina scene of a play , from Latin, page ; PAGE1] 1.) an organized public show, often performed outdoors, where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes ▪ a colourful pageant… …
13pageant — n. a beauty; colorful pageant * * * [ pædʒ(ə)nt] colorful pageant a beauty …
14pageant — UK [ˈpædʒ(ə)nt] / US [ˈpædʒənt] noun [countable] Word forms pageant : singular pageant plural pageants 1) a play, concert, or other performance based on a historical or religious story 2) American a beauty contest …
15pageant — pag•eant [[t]ˈpædʒ ənt[/t]] n. 1) an elaborate costumed procession or parade, often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities 2) an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like 3)… …
16pageant — noun ˈpædʒɨnt/ a) An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume. b) A spectacular ceremony. Syn …
17pageant — noun Pageant is used after these nouns: ↑beauty …
18pageant — [ padʒ(ə)nt] noun 1》 an entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene. 2》 (also beauty pageant) N. Amer. a beauty contest. 3》 historical a scene erected on a fixed stage… …
19pageant — noun 1 (C) a public show or ceremony, often performed outdoors, with people dressed in beautifully decorated clothes or actors acting historical scenes 2 (singular) literary history or a continuous series of events that are interesting and… …
20pageant — noun people dress up their dogs in wild costumes for the annual pageant Syn: parade, procession, cavalcade, tableau (vivant); spectacle, extravaganza, show …
