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pave |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pav'e \Pa`v['e]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See {Pave}.] The pavement. {Nymphe du pav['e]}, a prostitute who solicits in the street. [A low euphemism.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pave \Pave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr & vb n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL pavare, from L. pavire to beat ram, or tread down cf Gr ? to beat strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as to pave a street; to pave a court. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pave v : of roads
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