paving

[pey-ving]

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noun

a pavement.

material for paving.

the laying of a pavement.

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Origin of paving

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at pave, -ing¹

pave

[peyv]

verb (used with object), paved, pav·ing.

to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.

noun

Southern Louisiana. a paved road.

Origin of pave

1275–1325; Middle English paven < Middle French paver < Vulgar Latin *pavare, for Latin pavīre to beat, ram, tread down

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British Dictionary definitions for paving

paving

noun

a paved surface; pavement

material used for a pavement, such as paving stones, bricks, or asphalt

adjective

of or for a paved surface or pavement

preparatory, facilitating, enablingpaving legislation

pave

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

pavé

noun

a paved surface, esp an uneven one

a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows

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Word Origin and History for paving

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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