To pave is to cover with stones or brick, or other suitable material, so as to make a level or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or foot-passengers, and a sidewalk is paved when it is laid or flagged with flat stones, as well as when paved with brick, as is frequently done. In re Phillips, 60 N. Y. 22; Buell v. Ball, 20 Iowa, 282; Harrisburg v. Segelhaum, 151 Pa. 172, 24 Atl. 1070, 20 L R. A. 834
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
