pavais
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French pavaix, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French pavois; compare Italian pavese, Latin pavense; perhaps named from Pavia in Italy.
Noun
pavais (plural pavaises)
- (military, historical) A very large shield covering a soldier from head to foot, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.
French
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Verb
pavais