PAVILLON CHINOIS


Meaning of PAVILLON CHINOIS in English

-ˌshēnˈwä noun

Etymology: French, literally, Chinese pavillon

: a showy jingling device that consists of small bells hung from a crescent-shaped crosspiece on a pole or from a hat-shaped canopy surmounting the pole — called also Chinese crescent, Chinese pavilion, jingling Johnny, Turkish crescent

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