PEBBLE
pebble
(noun) a small smooth rounded rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pebble (countable and uncountable, plural pebbles)
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
(geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
(curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
Synonyms: cube powder, prismatic powder
Verb
pebble (third-person singular simple present pebbles, present participle pebbling, simple past and past participle pebbled)
(transitive) To pave with pebbles.
(transitive, curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.
(transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
(transitive, graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules; see pebble game.
Source: Wiktionary
Peb"ble, n. Etym: [AS. papolstan; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See Stone.]
1. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. "The pebbles on the hungry beach." Shak. As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Milton.
2. Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian pebble; -- so called by opticians. Pebble powder, slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical grains.
– Scotch pebble, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony, etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.
Peb"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pebbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pebbling.]
Definition: To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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