well-pavedadj.
/ˌwɛlˈpeɪvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪvd/ Having good paving or pavements.
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c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 72 (MED) Et sur lez soiloms le plantye [read plancye], De bord ou plastre bien pauye: And on þs gystez þe plaunthys [read plaunchys], Of bord or plaster wel y pauyd.
1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 149 They had cities fortified with waules, and faire pallaces with streates well paued.
1588 W. Smith Brief Descr. London (Harl. 6363) f. 13 They present euery man, at whose dore the street is not well paved.
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 77 Of all that trod The well-pau'd Ilion.
1698 J. Savage Hist. Poland II. vii. 44 The Houses are generally of Brick; and the Streets..large, and well pav'd.
1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 157 From the full Cistern lead the ductile Streams, To wash thy Court well-pav'd.
1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan III. 128 The streets are narrow, but well paved.
1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. iii. 85 Cincinnati is a beautiful city..with..its well-paved roads, and footways of bright tile.
1852 R. Fortune Journey to Tea Countries China viii. 136 A well-paved path..has been made the whole way up to the temple.
1931 E. A. Powell Thunder over Europe xviii. 225 An up-to-date capital, with broad, well-paved thoroughfares, modern hotels, and substantial buildings.
2012 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 8 Sept. 22 From the airport in Bhuj, a well-paved highway leads immediately into the grasslands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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