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paver
pave P0122500 (pāv)tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement.2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement.3. To be or compose the pavement of.Idiom: pave the way To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.
[Middle English paven, from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre, to beat, tread down; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]
pav′er n.
pa·vé P0122600 (pă-vā′, păv′ā)n. A setting of precious stones placed together so closely that no metal shows: diamonds in pavé.
[French, from past participle of paver, to pave, from Old French; see pave.]
pa·vé adj.
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paver[′pāv·ər] (mechanical engineering) Any of several machines which, moving along the road, carry and lay paving material. PaverA paving stone, brick or tile.  paver1. A paving stone, paving brick, or paver tile. 2. A half-thickness paving brick, used as a floor finish. 3. A self-propelled machine that places concrete.MedicalSeePAVE |