Complete Definition of "pavais"

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Noun
pavais
#(Armor) Category:Armor A very large shield covering a soldier from head to foot, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.
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#:*1786: 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. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27.

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