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.
Origin of pavé
1755–65; < French, past participle of
paver. See
pave
OTHER WORDS FROM pavé
un·paved, adjective well-paved, adjectiveWords nearby pavé
pavlovian,
pavlovian conditioning,
pavo,
pavonine,
pavor nocturnus,
pavé,
paw,
pawky,
pawl,
pawn,
pawn off
Example sentences from the Web for unpaved
British Dictionary definitions for unpaved (1 of 3)
unpaved
/ (ʌnˈpaɪvd) /
adjective
not covered in paving
British Dictionary definitions for unpaved (2 of 3)
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 layer
bricks 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 forms of pave
paver, nounWord Origin for pave
C14: from Old French
paver, from Latin
pavīre to ram down
British Dictionary definitions for unpaved (3 of 3)
pavé
/ (ˈpæveɪ) /
noun
a paved surface, esp an uneven one
a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows