[puh-vey, pav-ey; Fr. pa-vey] 
noun, plural pa⋅vés [puh-veyz, pav-eyz; Fr. pa-vey] , adverb, adjective | 1. | a pavement. |
| 2. | Jewelry. a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them. |
| 3. | Jewelry. in the manner of a pavé; as a pavé: diamonds set pavé. |
| 4. | Also, pa⋅véd, pa⋅véed. being set pavé: pavé rubies. |
| pa·vé (pā-vā', pāv'ā) n. A setting of precious stones placed together so closely that no metal shows: diamonds in pavé. [French, from past participle of paver, to pave, from Old French; see pave.] pa·vé adj. |
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