| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pa·vé |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p -v  , pv |
| NOUN: | A setting of precious stones placed together so closely that no metal shows: diamonds in pavé. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from past participle of paver, to pave, from Old French. See pave. | | OTHER FORMS: | pa·vé —ADJECTIVE
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