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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEB'BLE
PEB'BLE-CRYSTAL, n. A crystal in form of nodules, found in earthy stratums and irregular in shape.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small smooth rounded rock

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pobble, from Old English papolst?n, from papol- (of unknown origin) + st?n stone Date: 14th century 1. a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water 2. transparent and colorless quartz ; rock crystal 3. an irregular, crinkled, or grainy surface • pebbly adjective II. transitive verb (pebbled; pebbling) Date: 1605 1. to pelt with pebbles 2. to pave or cover with pebbles or something resembling pebbles 3. to grain (as leather) so as to produce a rough and irregularly indented surface

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a small smooth stone worn by the action of water. 2 a a type of colourless transparent rock-crystal used for spectacles. b a lens of this. c (attrib.) colloq. (of a spectacle-lens) very thick and convex. 3 an agate or other gem, esp. when found as a pebble in a stream etc. Phrases and idioms: not the only pebble on the beach (esp. of a person) easily replaced. pebble-dash mortar with pebbles in it used as a coating for external walls. Derivatives: pebbly adj. Etymology: OE papel-stan pebble-stone, pyppelripig pebble-stream, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pebble 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pebble 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pebbles) A pebble is a small, smooth, round stone which is found on beaches and at the bottom of rivers. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Stone (of small size), pebble-stone. 2. (In jewelry.) Agate. 3. (Among opticians.) Colorless rock-crystal, quartz, pure silica.

Moby Thesaurus

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