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pavise |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf It pavese, LL pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.) A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it [Written also {pavais}, {pavese}, and {pavesse}.] --Fairholt. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pavise n : (medieval) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [syn: {pavis}]
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