Found 2 items, similar to Pavise.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pavise
pavise
n : (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the
whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in
permanent position [syn:
pavis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pavise
Pavise
\Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL.
pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.)
A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor,
who sometimes screened also an archer with it. [Written also
pavais,
pavese, and
pavesse.] --Fairholt.
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