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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pavise .
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- noun military, historical A very
large shield covering asoldier from head to foot, often with a projectingridge runningvertically down thecenter .
Etymologies
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Old French pavaix, French pavois; compare Italian pavese, Latin pavense; perhaps named from Pavia in Italy.
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