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The pavement. Nymphe du pavé ([A low euphemism.]

That with which anythingis 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. The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. Milton. Pavement teeth (Zoöl.), flattened teeth which in…

See Pavan.

One who paves; one who lays a pavement. [Written also pavier and pavior.]

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.

Pavise. [Obs.]

A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike.

To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo- engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er (#), n.

Plane or flat on one side, and concave on the other; as, a plano-concave lens. See Lens.

A sword bearer. [Obs.]

In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.

Favoring slavery. -- n.

Turning or dipping in any or every direction.

See Quaver. [Obs.]

See Quagmire. [Obs.]

To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. Addison.

One who quavers; a warbler.

ct irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. In our madness evermore we rave. Chaucer. Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast Addison. The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Kiliecrankie. Macaulay.

A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum.

To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking. Sleep, that knits up the raveled sleave of care. Shak.