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pavé (pa vā′)

noun

  1. Archaic pavement
  2. a setting of jewelry in which the gems are placed close together so that no metal shows

Etymology: Fr, orig. pp. of OFr paver, pave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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