pavé
[ puh-vey, pav-ey; French pa-vey ]
/ pəˈveɪ, ˈpæv eɪ; French paˈveɪ /
noun, plural pa·vés [puh-veyz, pav-eyz; French pa-vey] /pəˈveɪz, ˈpæv eɪz; French paˈveɪ/.
a pavement.
Jewelry. a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.
adverb
Jewelry. in the manner of a pavé; as a pavé: diamonds set pavé.
adjective
Also pa·véd, pa·véed. being set pavé: pavé rubies.
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Nearby words
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Origin of pavé
Related formsun·paved, adjectivewell-paved, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pavé (1 of 2)
pavé
/ (ˈpæveɪ) /
noun
a paved surface, esp an uneven one
a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows
British Dictionary definitions for pavé (2 of 2)
pave
/ (peɪv) /
verb (tr)
to cover (a road, path, etc) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete
to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layerbricks paved the causeway
(often foll by with) to cover with a hard layer (of)shelves paved with marble
to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way)to pave the way for future development
Derived Formspaver, noun
Word Origin for pave
C14: from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre to ram down
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Word Origin and History for pavé
pave
early 14c., "to cover (a street) with stones or other material," from Old French paver "to pave" (12c.), perhaps a back-formation from Old French pavement or else from Vulgar Latin *pavare, from Latin pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," from PIE *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp" (cf. Latin putare "to prune;" Greek paiein "to strike;" Lithuanian piauju "to cut," piuklas "saw"). Related: Paved; paving. The figurative sense of "make smooth" (as in pave the way) is attested from 1580s.
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