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 Pa·vis, Pa·vise n.  Mil. Antiq. A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.  It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and pavesse.]
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 pavise
      n : (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the
          whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in
          permanent position [syn: pavis]