pavois

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pavese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.vwa/
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Noun

pavois m (plural pavois)

buckler, shield
Hypernym: bouclier

monter sur le pavois ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

élever quelqu’un sur le pavois ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(nautical) bulwark

Further reading

“pavois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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