pageant

Preposition: of

• history: The town of Bradford-on-Avon is a living pageant of British history.

Converse of object

• organize: Along with her husband, she organized pageants in the village to raise funds in order to start a museum.
• watch: She went on to the Guildhall for lunch before watching a pageant of 150 years of policing in Exeter.
• win: Some of the credentials are there already if you win a pageant.
• hold: Originally, the group were awarded an NBS award to hold a pageant to portray the medieval history of the Priory.
• include: There will be a range of events, including a pageant at the National Stadium.
• arrange: John has for several years now arranged a pageant to mark the execution of the Earl of Derby.

Adjective modifier

• colorful: Or head for the terrace of a pavement cafe, enjoy a refreshing mint tea whilst watching this uniquely colorful pageant.
• historical: The 29th of July, St Olaf's Day, saw a historical pageant take place.
• medieval: Events include open air theater performances and medieval pageants.
• local: While enrolled in a photo posing class, Kelly Hu heard about a local beauty pageant called Miss Hawaii Teen USA.
• vast: At the Tolbooth, on a vast arched pageant, there were portraits of 109 Scottish kings.
• elaborate: This visit included a firework display and elaborate water-borne pageant on the great lake.

Modifies a noun

• contestant: France and Belgium have already said they are withdrawing their pageant contestants.
• wagon: Pageant wagons processed through the streets and stopped to perform at pre-arranged sites.
• winner: About the author: Chris Chew is a personal trainer and count actors, pageant winners, models and other celebrities as his clients.

Noun used with modifier

• windjammer: Miss windjammer pageant the speakers blasting day press trip the pier where.
• beauty: By the time she was 17, Linda won the Miss New York State beauty pageant.
• school: The school pageant was based on children's games from the past and the crowds were entertained with a display involving the whole school.
• river: In Book IV, the river pageant places the Shannon of Ireland in ' pole ' position.