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pavise
(encz) | pavise, n: |
Pavise
(gcide) | Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf.
It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.]
(Mil. Antiq.)
A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried
by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.
It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent
position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and
pavesse.] --Fairholt.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] |
pavise
(wn) | pavise
n 1: (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the
whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in
permanent position [syn: pavis, pavise] |
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pavise
(encz) | pavise, n: |
pavise
(wn) | pavise
n 1: (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the
whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in
permanent position [syn: pavis, pavise] |
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