Etymology
Origin of paver
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at pave, -er 1
Example Sentences
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But not just any rust stain: This one had really hit its mature stride, crusting corroded metal onto the unsealed paver surface — sort of like iron-oxide barnacles.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Some tests of this hypothesis could come from the paver stones or Perseverance’s next target, Séítah, a region of sand dunes and ridges to its west that the car-size rover has skirted past.
From Science Magazine • Jul. 21, 2021
“The doors are originals. We are told the hexagram paver floors are originals, so we kept them too.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2021
Eight days after mostly isolating herself in her Northwest Washington home, Peggy Pacy heard an asphalt paver rumble past her front door.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020
See him oleaginate his grin at the sight of a passing painted paver.
From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.
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