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  1. 1. n. The pavement. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic Source: wordnet
  6. 6. The pavement. Nymphe du pavé ([A low euphemism.] 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. The pavement. Nymphe du pavé ([A low euphemism.] Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:100 n. a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows v. cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic Source: ecdict

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