Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pageantry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pageantry \Pag"eant*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.
Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular
quality; splendor.
Such pageantry be to the people shown. --Dryden.
The pageantry of festival. --J. A.
Symonds.
Syn: Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pageantry
n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: {pageant}]
2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc;
usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: {pageant}]
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