pageant /ˈpæd͡ʒənt/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.For a few moments the events of the day floated in disastrous pageant through my brain, till sleep bathed it in forgetfulness […] — 1826 •Ellipsis of beauty pageant. •A spectacular ceremony. •(no longer used) A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc. verb1 •To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.He pageants us. — 1602 formspageanted · pageanting · pageants