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Webster 1913 Edition
Pave
‖
Paˊvé′
,Noun.
[F., from
paver
to pave. See Pave
.] The pavement.
‖Nymphe du pavé
, a prostitute who solicits in the street; a streetwalker.
[A low euphemism.]
Pave
(pāv)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Paved
(pāvd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Paving
.] [F.
paver
to pave, LL. pavare
, from L. pavire
to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. παίειν
to beat, strike.] 1.
To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for vehicles, 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pave
PAVE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lay or cover with stone or brick so as to make a level or convenient surface for horses, carriages or foot passengers; to floor with brick or stone; as, to pave a street; to pave a side-walk; to pave a court or stable.2.
To prepare a passage; to facilitate the introduction of. The invention of printing paved the way for intellectual improvement.