PAVED


Meaning of PAVED in English

-vd adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of paven to pave

1. : covered with a pavement

the paved crest of the central road — Thomas De Quincey

2. or pa·vé pəˈvā, ˈpa(ˌ)vā also pa·véed -ād

[ pavé from pavé (II) ; pavéed from pavé (II) + -ed ]

of jewels : set as close together as possible to conceal a metal base

a frosty, half-opened rose, realistically contrived of paved diamonds — New Yorker

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