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Pebble

Pebble Meaning & Definition
Pebble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pebble?

[n] a small smooth rounded rock

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pebble:

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See Also | rock | stone

Pebble In Webster's Dictionary

\Peb"ble\, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; 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}.] To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences.

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