Both Uses of
pavilion
in
The Magic Mountain
- From boyhood on, these were all familiar sights to Hans Castorp, awakening in him a warm sense of belonging, a feeling that reached its zenith, perhaps, on those occasions when he would join James Tienappel or his cousin Ziemssen— Joachim Ziemssen—in the pavilion on the Alster for a Sunday breakfast of warm rolls and smoked beef, washed down by a glass of old port, then lean back in his chair and puff devotedly on his cigar.†
Chpt 2.2pavilion = a large structure separate from a main structure or temporary
- There was music in the air, the hotel band was playing a concert from a little gallery on the wooden pavilion at the far end of the rectangular rink, behind which snowcapped mountains rose against a deep blue sky.†
Chpt 5.8 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(pavilion) a large structure separate from a main structurein various senses, including:
- a large roofed structure without walls -- often found in parks
- a temporary structure -- such as a large tent to house exhibits at a fair, to provide sports facilities, or to put on a show
- a section of a large hospital or office complex adjacent to other parts
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, pavilion can reference a facet of a gem or part of the outer ear.