pebble Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small smooth rounded rock

WordNet


Peb"ble noun
Etymology
AS. papolstan; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See Stone.
Definitions
  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.
Peb"ble transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Pebbled; present participle & verbal noun Pebbling
Definitions
  1. To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences.

Webster 1913