Lexic.us

Definition of Pebble

1. Noun. A small smooth rounded rock.

Definition of Pebble

1. n. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone.

2. v. t. To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences.

Definition of Pebble

1. Noun. A small stone ¹

2. Noun. (geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale ¹

3. Noun. (curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface. ¹

4. Verb. To pave with pebbles. ¹

5. Verb. (curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pebble

1. to cover with pebbles (small, rounded stones) [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]

Medical Definition of Pebble

1. 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." "As children gathering pebbles on the shore." (Milton) 2. Transparent and colourless 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. Origin: AS. Papolstan; cf. L. Papula pimple, mote. See Stone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pebble

Literary usage of Pebble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1895)
"Here, then, at all events, is an actual instance of a Bunter pebble not only ... Here is a sketch of one side of the particular pebble I refer to. x = One ..."

2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"A pebble of quartzite elongated by compression in dynamic metamorphism. ... Sometimes rocks contain pebble-like bodies which are really not pebbles at all. ..."

3. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1910)
"A river pebble partly pecked into the form of a pestle (Fig. 22). ... River pebble. Such pebbles were made into sinkers for fish nets. ..."

4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"spec. cotter, cottar, cottier (Great Britain and Ireland), muzhik or moujik, ryot, fellah. pebble, n. stone (contextual); spec, chuck- ie (a quartz pebble; ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1870)
"S. On the 10th of December, 1803, Messrs. W. Vicary and JW Salter made a communication to the Geological Society on the pebble-bed at Budleigh-Salterton, ..."

6. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"Fin was not only surprised but incensed, so he picked up the nearest pebble and threw it at her. She was fleet of foot and it did not hit her; ..."

7. The Problem of Human Life: Embracing the "evolution of Sound" and "evolution by Alexander Wilford Hall (1880)
"First, then, let us consider your problem of the " pebble," and the actual effect produced by so small a body sinking into the ocean. ..."

8. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1905)
"Origin of pebble-Covered Plains in Desert Regions. ... An examination of the exposed surface of each pebble shows in perfect manner the peculiar greasy ..."

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