单词 | pavement |
释义 | pavement n.   1. Brit. a paved path for pedestrians at the side of and a little higher than a road.   2. the covering of a street, floor, etc., made of tiles, wooden blocks, asphalt, and esp. of rectangular stones.   3. US a roadway.   4. Zool. a pavement-like formation of close-set teeth, scales, etc. Phrases and idioms pavement artist 1 Brit. an artist who draws on paving-stones with coloured chalks, hoping to be given money by passers-by.   2. US an artist who displays paintings for sale on a pavement. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L pavimentum f. pavire beat, ram |
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