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of free-stone, of half the given dimen-,si'on, for high-ways, and such us is usedin small courts and stables.
Pav£ d 1 cc/i anti l Ion , Fr. a pavementmade in the ordinary way, without re-gard being had to the size or dimensionof the stones.
Pave de pierre, Fr. a pavement madeof stone cut into square even pieces, orof a losnnge figure, which are cemented;• by mortar, or kept together by ironcramps.
: PAVECIIF.uk , or PAVESIER, Fr.
an old militia which was formerly socalled, from the men who composedit being armed with pavois, or largeshields.
PAVEMENT, a lay of stone or othermatter, serving to cover and strengthenthe ground of divers places.
Pavement of a terrace is that which•erves for the covering of a platform,
!■ whether it be over a vault or on awooden floor. Pavements over vaults,are usually made of stones squared andbedded in lead. Those on wood, are: either stones with beds for bridges, tiles
I for ceilings in rooms, or lavs of mortarmade of cement and lime with flints orbricks, laid flat, as is still practised bythe eastern and southern people, onthe tops of their houses.
Random Pavement, pavement madeI of all sorts of materials taken out of aI quarry.
PAVESADE, ) Fr. a sort of sail-| PA VOIS A DE, > cloth or tarpauling,
PAVISADE, ) which is hung rounda galley during action, to cover theslaves that row on the benches.
PAVESADES, Fr. large portablehurdles, behind which the archers andbowmen were formerly posted. Accord-ing to Froissart , these hurdles were usedlung before the reign of Philip Augustus ,king of France . Father Daniel, thejesuit, in his Histoire de la Milice Fran-^'aise, describes them as bearing the figureof a shield; but the chevalier Folard,in his Comrnentaire sur Polgbe, informsus, that they were mantlets which weredisposed in parallel or oblique lines,from the camp to the nearest worksbelonging to the corps de place; behindwhich the soldiers and artificers, &c.could, in safety,.make a small fosse orditch that was sufliciently deep to pre-serve them straight and firm. Hurdlesconstructed in this manner were usedduring, the operations of a regular siege;
but when it was found expedient to in-sult a place, those of less dimensionwere adopted. Father Daniel describesthe retranchement port at if, which wasused many centuries before the daysof Philip Augustus , under the latterhead.
PAVILION , in military affairs. SeeTent.
Pavilion, in architecture, a buildingwhich generally stands alone, and is ofa square figure under one roof. It isalso an advanced part in the middle of afacade ; and when it flanks the corner ofa building, it is called an angular pavi-lion, pavilion angulaire; also the mainpart of a building.
Pavillon , (among sailors) the flag ofa general officer in the' fleet. It alsosignifies the national flag which is dis-played at the mast head of a vessel,shewing the rank of the person whocommands on board.
PAVILLON , Fr. pavilion, tent, &c.It also signifies that particular quarterin a barrack which is occupied by theofficers.
Pavillon , Fr. flag, standard, or co-lours.
Batsser le Pavillon , Fr. to strike,to yield; to lower the colours, as theships of all nations are accustomed todo when they meet a British man ofwa r,
Vaisscau Pavillon, Fr. flag ship.
Pavillon , Fr. This word likewisesignifies the swell or broad part of aspeaking trumpet.
Pavillon (Carnival , Fr. an admiral’sflag.
Pavillon marchand , Fr. the fla^earned by a merchantman.
Pavillon Anglais, Fr. the British flag.
Pavilion Francois, Fr. the French flag.
PAVING , the laying a floor withstones, bricks, or tiles.
Paving with Riegate stones. Thiskind of pavement is good for chimneyfire hearths, ovens, stoves, Nc . SeeFire Stone.
Paving with marble is of all otherthe most beautiful. There are severalsorts, as white, black, and grey.
Paving with rough or rag stone. Thisis the cheapest of all pavements. SeeStone.
Paving zeith statute bricks. Pave-4 I