Pavis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A medieval shield large enough to protect the whole body.
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  • n. A large shield carried in front to protect the whole body of the soldier.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
    • Equivalent
    pavise   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shield    buckler   
    Variant
    pavais    pavese    pavesse   
     
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