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Pavise

[pav-is]

noun

a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.

Also, pav·ise.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English paveys < Middle French pavais < Old Italian pavese literally, of Pavia; see -ese

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pavis or pavise (ˈpævɪs)

—n
	a large square shield, developed in the 15th century, at first portable but later heavy and set up in a permanent position

[C14: from Old French pavais, from Italian pavese of Pavia, Italian city where these shields were originally made]

pavise or pavise

—n

[C14: from Old French pavais, from Italian pavese of Pavia, Italian city where these shields were originally made]

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