tent

Definitions

• A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
• (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
• (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
• A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.