"pavior" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paviors [plural], paviour [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman paviour, from pavier (“to pave”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|paviour}} Anglo-Norman paviour Head templates: {{en-noun}} pavior (plural paviors)
  1. A person who lays paving slabs.
    Sense id: en-pavior-en-noun-~2-o15Rh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 8 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 4 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 3 39
  2. A brick or slab used for paving.
    Sense id: en-pavior-en-noun-Xt5CHDwD
  3. (obsolete) A machine that is used to tamp down paving slabs. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pavior-en-noun-IACU24xT

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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