/ · 1894 Brewer’s · P · Pabana (The) or Peacock Dance
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A grave and stately Spanish dance, so called from the manner in which the lady held up her skirt during the performance.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.