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Definition of pebble - 8 dictionary results
peb⋅ble
[peb-uh
l]
noun, verb, -bled, -bling.–noun
| 1. | a small, rounded stone, esp. one worn smooth by the action of water. |
| 2. | Also called pebble leather. leather that has been given a granulated surface. |
| 3. | any granulated or crinkled surface, esp. of a textile. |
| 4. | a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses. |
| 5. | a lens made from this crystal. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface. |
| 7. | to pelt with or as with pebbles. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME pibbil, puble, pobble; cf. OE pæbbel (in place names), papel-, popel- (in compounds); phonological relations unclear
1250–1300; ME pibbil, puble, pobble; cf. OE pæbbel (in place names), papel-, popel- (in compounds); phonological relations unclear

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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.
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Language Translation for : pebble
Spanish:
guija, guijarro, china,
German:
der Kiesel,
Japanese:
小石
pebble
c.1290, from O.E. papolstan "pebblestone," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pebble (pěb'əl) Pronunciation Key
A rock fragment larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble. Pebbles have a diameter between 4 and 64 mm (0.16 and 2.56 inches) and are often rounded. |
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Pebble
A polymorphic language.
["A Kernel Language for Abstract Data Types and Modules", R.M. Burstall & B. Lampson, in Semantics of Data Types, LNCS 173, Springer 1984].
(1995-01-26)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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