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