pavois

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pavese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.vwa/

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Noun

pavois m (plural pavois)

1. 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)

2. (nautical) bulwark

Further reading

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