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Pronunciation : Pa`v
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]
Definition : Defn: The pavement. Nymphe du pav? ([A low euphemism.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pave
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr.
Definition : 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. With silver paved, and all divine with gold. Dryden. To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways. Gay.

2. Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an enterprise. It might open and pave a prepared way to his own title. Bacon.

t. [imp. & p. p. Paved; p. pr. & vb. n. Paving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913