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[ peyv-yer ] / ˈpeɪv yər /
nouna person that paves; paver. a material used for paving. Also especially British, pav·iour . Origin of pavior1375–1425; alteration of late Middle English pavier;see pave, -ier1 Words nearby paviorpavilion roof, pavillon, pavillon Chinois, paving, paving stone, pavior, Paviotso, paviour, pavis, Pavlodar, Pavlograd Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paviorWhy you see the pavior undertook something above his strength. The Confidence-Man|Herman Melville His stick thumping the hardwood floor like a pavior's maul, he hobbled swiftly toward the door. Rich Man, Poor Man|Maximilian Foster She thumped like a pavior through the settling ashes at the secret thrill of it. A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling The pavior chewed tobacco, and the gentleman said it was beastly in him, and pushed him, wanting to have his place. The Confidence-Man|Herman Melville
As bad luck would have it, there was trouble near, between a gentleman who had been drinking wine, and a pavior who was sober. The Confidence-Man|Herman Melville
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