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PAVISE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
Synonyms:
pavis; pavise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pavise" is a kind of...):
buckler; shield (armor carried on the arm to intercept blows)
Domain category:
Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)
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