The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pavais — noun A very large shield covering a soldier from head to foot, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center. The pavais, pavache, or tallevas was a large shield, or rather a portable mantlet, capable of covering a man from… … Wiktionary
pavais — variant of pavis * * * pavais, e variants of pavis … Useful english dictionary
tallevas — noun A pavais. 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 … Wiktionary
pavisor — noun A foot soldier trained in the use of the pavais. In the list of the army that accompanied K. Edward III., to Calais, we find many pavisors, these were probably men trained to the use of the pavais, which must have required dexterity as well… … Wiktionary
pavese — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pavesse — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fleur De Lampaul — Le Fleur de Lampaul à Douarnenez … Wikipédia en Français
Fleur de lampaul — Le Fleur de Lampaul à Douarnenez … Wikipédia en Français
pavis — /pav is/, n. a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used esp. by archers and soldiers of the infantry. Also, pavise. [1350 1400; ME paveys < MF pavais < OIt pavese lit., of… … Universalium
