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pavis
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[ pav-is ]
noun
- a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
pavis
/ ˈ±è汹ɪ²õ /
noun
- a large square shield, developed in the 15th century, at first portable but later heavy and set up in a permanent position
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pavis1
C14: from Old French pavais, from Italian pavese of Pavia, Italian city where these shields were originally made
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The leaders also had pavises, or large shields, which covered the person from head to foot.
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"That we shall prove," said Goodwin Hawtayne; "but it would be well, ere they close with us, to raise up the mantlets and pavises as a screen against their bolts."
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He shot them as they dug behind pavises.
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