different between pavesse vs pavais
pavesse
English
Noun
pavesse (plural pavesses)
- Obsolete form of pavis.
Anagrams
- paveses
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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.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27:
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.v?/
Verb
pavais
- first-person singular imperfect indicative of paver
- second-person singular imperfect indicative of paver
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