pavais

English

From Old French pavaix, French pavois; compare Italian pavese, Latin pavense; perhaps named from Pavia in Italy.

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.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27:
  The pavais, pavache, or tallevas was a large shield, or rather a portable mantlet, capable of covering a man from head to foot, and probably of sufficient thickness to resist the missive weapons then in use.

pavais

单词	pavais
释义	pavais English Alternative forms pavesse pavese pavise Etymology From Old French pavaix, 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. 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27: The pavais, pavache, or tallevas was a large shield, or rather a portable mantlet, capable of covering a man from head to foot, and probably of sufficient thickness to resist the missive weapons then in use. French Pronunciation IPA^(key): /pa.ve/ Verb pavais first-person singular imperfect indicative of paver second-person singular imperfect indicative of paver
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