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A stately Spanish dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, said to be so called because in it the dancers stalked like peacocks (Lat, pavones), the gentlemen with their long robes of office, and the ladies with trains like peacocks' tails. The pavan, like the minuet, ended with a quick movement called the galhard, a sort of gavotte.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A person who is excessively shocked or outraged by something
Excessively shocked or outraged, often in a way that seems insincere or exaggerated
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a person who is annoying or frustrating