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peb·ble
(pĕb′əl)n.
1. A small stone, especially one worn smooth by erosion.
2.
a. Clear colorless quartz; rock crystal.
b. A lens made of such quartz.
3. Geology A rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimeters (0.16 and 2.51 inches) in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.
4. An irregularly rough, grainy surface, as on leather or paper.
tr.v. peb·bled, peb·bling, peb·bles
1. To pave with pebbles.
2. To impart an irregularly rough, grainy surface to (leather or paper).
3. To pelt with pebbles.
[Middle English pobble, pibel, pebul, from Old English papol- (as in papolstān, pebblestone).]
peb′bly adj.
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pebble
(ˈpɛbəl)n
1.
a. a small smooth rounded stone, esp one worn by the action of water
b. geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 4–64 mm and thus smaller than a cobble but larger than a granule
2. (Minerals)
a. a transparent colourless variety of rock crystal, used for making certain lenses
b. such a lens
3. (modifier) informal (of a lens or of spectacles) thick, with a high degree of magnification or distortion
4. (Tanning)
a. a grainy irregular surface, esp on leather
b. leather having such a surface
5. informal chiefly Austral a troublesome or obstinate person or animal
vb (tr)
6. (Building) to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles
7. (Tanning) to impart a grainy surface to (leather)
[Old English papolstān, from papol- (perhaps of imitative origin) + stān stone]
ˈpebbly adj
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peb•ble
(ˈpɛb əl)n., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. a small, rounded stone, esp. one worn by the action of water.
2. Also called peb′ble leath`er. leather that has been given a granulated surface.
3. any granulated or crinkled surface, as of a textile.
4. a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses.
5. a lens made from this.
v.t. 6. to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.
[1250–1300; Middle English pibbil, puble, pobble; compare Old English pæbbel (in place names), papel-, popel- (in compounds)]
peb′bly, adj.
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pebble
Past participle: pebbled
Gerund: pebbling
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Translations
حَصَاةٌحَصاة، حَصى
oblázek
lille stenralrullesten
ŝtoneto
veeris
pieni kivipikkukivi
oblutak
steinvala, smásteinn
小石
조약돌
calculus
akmenėliais nubarstytas
olis
tľapka
prodnik
småsten
กรวด
sỏi
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pebble
n → Kiesel m, → Kieselstein m; (= rock crystal) → Bergkristall m; (after polishing) → Kieselglas nt; he/she is not the only pebble on the beach (inf) → es gibt noch andere
pebble
:pebble dash
n (Brit) → (Kiesel)rauputz m
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pebble
(ˈpebl) noun a small, usually smooth stone. small pebbles on the beach.
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pebble
→ حَصَاةٌ oblázek lille sten Kieselstein βότσαλο guijarro, piedrecita pieni kivi galet oblutak ciottolo 小石 조약돌 kiezelsteen småstein otoczak calhau, pedregulho галька småsten กรวด çakıl taşı sỏi 小鹅卵石Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009