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pave
(encz) | pave,dláždit v: Zdeněk Brož |
pave
(encz) | pave,vydláždit v: Petr Prášek |
Pav'e
(gcide) | Pav'e \Pa`v['e]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]
The pavement.
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Nymphe du pav['e], a prostitute who solicits in the street;
a streetwalker. [A low euphemism.]
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Pave
(gcide) | Pave \Pave\ (p[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved (p[=a]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Paving.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from
L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. pai`ein 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.
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With silver paved, and all divine with gold.
--Dryden.
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To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.
--Gay.
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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.
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It might open and pave a prepared way to his own
title. --Bacon.
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pave
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n 1: a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal
shows
v 1: cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make
suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the
village" |
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pavement
(mass) | pavement
- dlažba, chodník |
interlocking pavement
(encz) | interlocking pavement,zámková dlažba [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
order papaverales
(encz) | order Papaverales, n: |
papaverine
(encz) | papaverine,papaverin n: Zdeněk Brož |
pave
(encz) | pave,dláždit v: Zdeněk Brožpave,vydláždit v: Petr Prášek |
pave the way
(encz) | pave the way,razit cestu Zdeněk Brož |
paved
(encz) | paved,dlážděný adj: Zdeněk Brožpaved,vydlážděný adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
paved surface
(encz) | paved surface, n: |
pavement
(encz) | pavement,dlažba n: Petr Prášekpavement,chodník n: |
pavement artist
(encz) | pavement artist, n: |
pavements
(encz) | pavements,chodníky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
pound the pavement
(encz) | pound the pavement, |
repave
(encz) | repave, |
road to hell is paved with good intentions
(encz) | road to hell is paved with good intentions,cesta do pekel je dlážděna
dobrými úmysly [id.] Michal Ambrožroad to hell is paved with good intentions,plno řečí, ale skutek
utekl [id.] Michal Ambrož |
road to hell is paved...
(encz) | road to hell is paved..., |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
(encz) | the road to hell is paved with good intentions, |
unpaved
(encz) | unpaved,nezpevněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jan pavel ii
(czen) | Jan Pavel II,John Paul II mamm |
obsahující čpavek
(czen) | obsahující čpavek,ammoniated Zdeněk Brož |
papaverin
(czen) | papaverin,papaverinen: Zdeněk Brož |
pavel
(czen) | Pavel,Paul Zdeněk Brož |
čpavek
(czen) | čpavek,ammonian: |
Anthocopa papaveris
(gcide) | Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
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California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum}).
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata}). See Catchfly.
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Foot pavement
(gcide) | Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot,
pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG.
fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth.
f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step,
pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
[root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient,
Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess,
Pedal.]
1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
Manus, and Pes.
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2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is
a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
Illust. of Buccinum.
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3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
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4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or
series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the
foot of the page.
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And now at foot
Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.
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5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
singular.
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Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
--Berkeley.
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6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
singular. [R.]
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As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
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7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
of a yard. See Yard.
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Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
a man's foot. It differs in length in different
countries. In the United States and in England it is
304.8 millimeters.
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8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.
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9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
poetry by the accent.
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10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
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Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
lower part. It is also much used as the first of
compounds.
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Foot artillery. (Mil.)
(a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
(b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
Foot bank (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
Foot barracks (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
Foot company (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
boots.
Foot hammer (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
treadle.
Foot iron.
(a) The step of a carriage.
(b) A fetter.
Foot jaw. (Zool.) See Maxilliped.
Foot key (Mus.), an organ pedal.
Foot level (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
--Farrow.
Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
a riding skirt. [Obs.]
Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
bridge.
Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
a trottoir.
Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
Foot post.
(a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
(b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
Fot pound, & Foot poundal. (Mech.) See Foot pound and
Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.
Foot press (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
press, moved by a treadle.
Foot race, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
lower side.
Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
uneven place.
Foot secretion. (Zool.) See Sclerobase.
Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot.
Foot stick (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
coals for warming the feet.
Foot tubercle. (Zool.) See Parapodium.
Foot valve (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
pump from the condenser.
Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
a treadle.
Foot waling (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
Foot wall (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
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By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on
foot.
Cubic foot. See under Cubic.
Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema
epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
the mouth and about the hoofs.
Foot of the fine (Law), the concluding portion of an
acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.;
also Chirograph. (b).
Square foot. See under Square.
To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of
execution.
To keep the foot (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy
foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.
To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be
determined. [Colloq.]
To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance;
to do one's best. [Colloq.]
To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
on foot a subscription.
To put one on his feet, or set one on his feet, to put
one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
Under foot.
(a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
under foot. --Gibbon.
(b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . .
far under foot." --Bacon.
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Impave
(gcide) | Impave \Im*pave"\, v. t.
To pave. [Poetic]
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Impaved with rude fidelity
Of art mosaic. --Wordsworth.
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Nymphe du pav'e
(gcide) | Pav'e \Pa`v['e]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]
The pavement.
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Nymphe du pav['e], a prostitute who solicits in the street;
a streetwalker. [A low euphemism.]
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Papaver
(gcide) | Papaver \Pa*pa"ver\, n. [L., poppy.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, including the poppy.
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Papaver Rhoeas
(gcide) | Redweed \Red"weed`\ (r[e^]d"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)
The red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas). --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.
Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.
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2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
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Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the United States, to maize, or Indian corn (see
sense 3), and in England to wheat.
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3. a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not
edible; -- also called Indian corn and, in technical
literature, maize. There are several kinds; as, {yellow
corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is
yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian
corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
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4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.
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In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.
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5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp.
Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl.
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Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.
Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal.
Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma Githago syn.
Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.
Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; --
called also sword lily.
Corn fly. (Zool.)
(a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The
common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus.
(b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
through its batter. [U. S.]
Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.
Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold.
Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
[U.S.]
Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
(Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and
Asia.
Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as),
common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
Corn rent, rent paid in corn.
Corn rose. See Corn poppy.
Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of
Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
Valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula.
Corn weevil. (Zool.)
(a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
(b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
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Papaver somniferum
(gcide) | Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? poppy juice, dim. of ?
vegetable juice.] (Chem.)
The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white
poppy.
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Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules
of the plant, and the best flows from the first
incision. It is imported into Europe and America
chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent
to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is
of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and
bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic
poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound
sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe
pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant
with baneful effects.
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Opium joint, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]opianine \o"pi*a*nine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium.
It is identical with narcotine. It is present in amounts up
to 11% in Papaver somniferum, and is used clinically as an
antitussive. --MI11
Syn: noscapine; narcosine; opian.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
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California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum}).
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata}). See Catchfly.
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Papaveraceae
(gcide) | Papaveraceae \Papaveraceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often
colored juices and capsular fruits.
Syn: family Papaveraceae, poppy family.
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Papaveraceous
(gcide) | Papaveraceous \Pa*pav`er*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants
(Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the
bloodroot are well-known examples.
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Papaverine
(gcide) | Papaverine \Pa*pav"er*ine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic
action than morphine.
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Papaverous
(gcide) | Papaverous \Pa*pav"er*ous\, a.
Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.
--Sir T. Browne.
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Pav'e
(gcide) | Pav'e \Pa`v['e]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]
The pavement.
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Nymphe du pav['e], a prostitute who solicits in the street;
a streetwalker. [A low euphemism.]
[1913 Webster]Pave \Pave\ (p[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved (p[=a]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Paving.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from
L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. pai`ein 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.
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With silver paved, and all divine with gold.
--Dryden.
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To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.
--Gay.
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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.
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It might open and pave a prepared way to his own
title. --Bacon.
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paved
(gcide) | paved \paved\ adj.
1. covered with a firm surface; -- of pathways or roadways.
[Narrower terms: {asphalt, macadam, macadamized, tarmac,
tarmacadam}; blacktopped, brick, {cobblestone,
cobblestoned}] [Ant: unpaved]
Syn: hard-surfaced, surfaced, made-up [British], sealed
[Australian].
[WordNet 1.5]Pave \Pave\ (p[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved (p[=a]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Paving.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from
L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. pai`ein 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.
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With silver paved, and all divine with gold.
--Dryden.
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To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.
--Gay.
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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.
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It might open and pave a prepared way to his own
title. --Bacon.
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Paved
(gcide) | paved \paved\ adj.
1. covered with a firm surface; -- of pathways or roadways.
[Narrower terms: {asphalt, macadam, macadamized, tarmac,
tarmacadam}; blacktopped, brick, {cobblestone,
cobblestoned}] [Ant: unpaved]
Syn: hard-surfaced, surfaced, made-up [British], sealed
[Australian].
[WordNet 1.5]Pave \Pave\ (p[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved (p[=a]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Paving.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from
L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. pai`ein 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.
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With silver paved, and all divine with gold.
--Dryden.
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To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.
--Gay.
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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.
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It might open and pave a prepared way to his own
title. --Bacon.
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Pavement
(gcide) | Pavement \Pave"ment\, n. [F., fr. LL. pavamentum, L. pavimentum.
See Pave.]
That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of
solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient
surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative
interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.
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The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.
--Milton.
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Pavement teeth (Zool.), flattened teeth which in certain
fishes, as the skates and cestracionts, are arranged side
by side, like tiles in a pavement.
[1913 Webster]Pavement \Pave"ment\, v. t.
To furnish with a pavement; to pave. [Obs.] "How richly
pavemented!" --Bp. Hall.
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Pavement teeth
(gcide) | Pavement \Pave"ment\, n. [F., fr. LL. pavamentum, L. pavimentum.
See Pave.]
That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of
solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient
surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative
interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.
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The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.
--Milton.
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Pavement teeth (Zool.), flattened teeth which in certain
fishes, as the skates and cestracionts, are arranged side
by side, like tiles in a pavement.
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paven
(gcide) | Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
movements to those of the peacock. [Written also pavane,
paven, pavian, and pavin.]
[1913 Webster]Paven \Pav"en\, n.
See Pavan.
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Paven
(gcide) | Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
movements to those of the peacock. [Written also pavane,
paven, pavian, and pavin.]
[1913 Webster]Paven \Pav"en\, n.
See Pavan.
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Paver
(gcide) | Paver \Pav"er\, n.
One who paves; one who lays a pavement. [Written also
pavier and pavior.]
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Pavesade
(gcide) | Pavesade \Pav`e*sade"\, n. [F. See Pavise.]
A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side
of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy
the operations on board.
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Pavese
(gcide) | Pavese \Pa*vese"\, Pavesse \Pa*vesse"\, n.
Pavise. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf.
It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.]
(Mil. Antiq.)
A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried
by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.
It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent
position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and
pavesse.] --Fairholt.
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pavese
(gcide) | Pavese \Pa*vese"\, Pavesse \Pa*vesse"\, n.
Pavise. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf.
It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.]
(Mil. Antiq.)
A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried
by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.
It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent
position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and
pavesse.] --Fairholt.
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Pavesse
(gcide) | Pavese \Pa*vese"\, Pavesse \Pa*vesse"\, n.
Pavise. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf.
It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.]
(Mil. Antiq.)
A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried
by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.
It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent
position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and
pavesse.] --Fairholt.
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pavesse
(gcide) | Pavese \Pa*vese"\, Pavesse \Pa*vesse"\, n.
Pavise. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf.
It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.]
(Mil. Antiq.)
A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried
by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.
It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent
position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and
pavesse.] --Fairholt.
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Unpaved
(gcide) | Unpaved \Un*paved"\, a.
1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. --Hakewill.
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2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." --Shak.
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family papaveraceae
(wn) | family Papaveraceae
n 1: herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and
capsular fruits [syn: Papaveraceae, {family
Papaveraceae}, poppy family] |
genus papaver
(wn) | genus Papaver
n 1: type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs
with usually showy flowers [syn: Papaver, {genus
Papaver}] |
order papaverales
(wn) | order Papaverales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: Rhoeadales,
order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, order Papaverales] |
papaver
(wn) | Papaver
n 1: type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs
with usually showy flowers [syn: Papaver, {genus
Papaver}] |
papaver alpinum
(wn) | Papaver alpinum
n 1: Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange
flowers [syn: Iceland poppy, Papaver alpinum] |
papaver argemone
(wn) | Papaver argemone
n 1: annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly
fruit [syn: prickly poppy, Papaver argemone] |
papaver californicum
(wn) | Papaver californicum
n 1: showy annual of California with red flowers [syn: {western
poppy}, Papaver californicum] |
papaver heterophyllum
(wn) | Papaver heterophyllum
n 1: California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind
poppy}, flaming poppy, Stylomecon heterophyllum,
Papaver heterophyllum] |
papaver nudicaule
(wn) | Papaver nudicaule
n 1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having
fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn:
Iceland poppy, arctic poppy, Papaver nudicaule] |
papaver orientale
(wn) | Papaver orientale
n 1: commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff
heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange
flowers [syn: oriental poppy, Papaver orientale] |
papaver rhoeas
(wn) | Papaver rhoeas
n 1: annual European poppy common in grain fields and often
cultivated [syn: corn poppy, field poppy, {Flanders
poppy}, Papaver rhoeas] |
papaver somniferum
(wn) | Papaver somniferum
n 1: southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or
reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: opium poppy,
Papaver somniferum] |
papaveraceae
(wn) | Papaveraceae
n 1: herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and
capsular fruits [syn: Papaveraceae, {family
Papaveraceae}, poppy family] |
papaverales
(wn) | Papaverales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: Rhoeadales,
order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, order Papaverales] |
papaverine
(wn) | papaverine
n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from
opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
[syn: papaverine, Kavrin] |
pave
(wn) | pave
n 1: a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal
shows
v 1: cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make
suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the
village" |
paved
(wn) | paved
adj 1: covered with a firm surface [ant: unpaved] |
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