An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To PAUCE, v. n. To prance with rage, S. B.

Fr. pas, E. pace.

PAUCHTIE, adj.
1. Haughty, S.
Maitland Poems.
2. Petulant, malapert, S.
Ramsay.

Belg. pochg-en, to vaunt.

PAVEN, PAUUAN, s. A grave Spanish dance, in which the dancers turned round one after another, as peacocks do with their tails.
Lyndsay.

Fr. pavane, id., from paon, a peacock.

PAVIE, PAW, s.
1. Lively motion of whatever kind, S.
2. The agile exertions of a rope-dancer.
Birrel.
3. A fantastic air, S.
Cleland.
4. Transferred to rage, S.

Fr. pas vif, a quick step.

PAUIS, PAVIS, s.
1. A large shield.

L. B. pavas-ium, id.