tallevas

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noun

A pavais.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A pavais.

    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.

    1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27
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APA

tallevas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallevas

MLA

“tallevas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallevas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tallevas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallevas.

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