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    PAVIS

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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 positionplay

    Synonyms:

    pavis; pavise

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("pavis" 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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