paved \-vd\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of paven to pave 1.: covered with a pavement < the paved crest of the central road — Thomas De Quincey > 2.orpa·vé\pəˈvā, ˈpa(ˌ)vā\alsopa·véed\-ād\[pavé from pavé (II); pavéed from pavé (II) + -ed]of jewels: set as close together as possible to conceal a metal base < a frosty, half-opened rose, realistically contrived of paved diamonds — New Yorker >