paving stone

  • 31Paving — Pave Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a… …

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  • 32paving — UK [ˈpeɪvɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) bricks, blocks of stone, or concrete used for covering an area of ground 2) an area of ground covered with a hard surface, especially one in which bricks or blocks of stone form a pattern See: crazy paving …

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  • 33stone — [[t]stoʊn[/t]] n. pl. stones, stone 1) the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist 2) a rock or particular piece or kind of rock 3) a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular… …

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  • 34Stone —    Egypt is rich in a variety of stones used for both construction and art. Stone was first used for construction in Early Dynastic tombsat Saqqaraand Abydos. The first fully stone building was the step pyramid of Djoser allegedly designed by… …

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  • 35stone — noun 1) someone threw a stone at me Syn: rock, pebble, boulder 2) a commemorative stone Syn: tablet, monument, monolith, obelisk; gravestone, headstone, tombstone 3) …

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  • 36paving — noun Paving is used before these nouns: ↑slab, ↑stone …

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  • 37paving — pav|ing [ peıvıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) bricks, blocks of stone, or CONCRETE used for covering an area of ground 2. ) an area of ground covered with a hard surface, especially one in which bricks or blocks of stone form a pattern …

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  • 38flag stone — n. flat paving stone; (Geology) rock that splits into slabs …

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  • 39flag-stone — n. Flag, flat paving stone …

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  • 40crazy paving — noun Paving composed of irregularly shaped slabs of stone or concrete, used for ornamental effect on terraces, garden paths, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑craze * * * crazy paving UK US noun [uncountable] british flat pieces of stone of different shapes …

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