A collective term for small pebbles, such as those of the sea-beach; gravel, shingle. (In early quots. also = a siliceous stone or pebble, with plural…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > pebble (12) chesila700 A collective term for small pebbles, such as those of the sea-beach; gravel, shingle. (In early quots. also = a siliceous stone or pebble, with plural… pebbleOE A small, smooth, rounded stone, worn by the action of water, ice, or sand. pebble stoneOE = pebble, n. 1a. Also figurative. gravel-stonec1450 One of the stones of which gravel is mainly composed; a pebble. Also figurative. calionc1459 A flint nodule; a boulder or pebble; often collective. pimble stone1577 A pebble. rockstone1625 A stone; (in later use) esp. a small stone, a pebble. shilly1675 Gravel, shingle; (with plural) a pebble, small stone. dornick1840 A pebble, stone, or small boulder. klip1852 A stone, pebble. jackstone1885 Chiefly in plural. Each of a set of a small objects, typically pebbles or (in later use) star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic, used for playing… yonnie1941 A small stone; a pebble. |
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