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Definition of Pavis

1. Noun. (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position.

Definition of Pavis

1. a large medieval shield [n -ISES]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pavis

pavilioning pavilions pavillon pavillons pavin paving pavings paving machine paving material paving stone

pavins pavior paviors paviour paviours pavis (current term) pavise paviser pavisers pavises

pavisse pavisses Pavlov Pavlov's reflex Pavlova pavlovas Pavlovian pavlovian conditioning pavlov conditioning Pavlov method

Literary usage of Pavis

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1. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1833)
"Comet, by Whalebone out of Luna (pavis) 1 SWEEPSTAKES Of 25 SOTS, each, for two-year-olds :—colts, Sit. Ml». ; fillies, Set. Sib. Last three-quarters of a ..."

2. The New Sporting Magazine (1840)
"MEMOIR OF ARTHUR pavis THE JOCKEY. " Between two hawks, which flies the higher ... THE death of Arthur pavis, a true Sportsman, in the fullest sense of the ..."

3. Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries: In by Thomas Henry Taunton (1888)
"At Egham, gst 3lbs, two miles, won the Cup (A. pavis), beating Mr. Hedworth Williamson's bf Margaret, by Wrangler (son of Walton), three years, ..."

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