I. ˈpebəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English pibbil, puble, pobble, from Old English papolstān, from papol- (probably of imitative origin) + stān stone
1.
a. : a small usually round stone especially when worn and rounded by the action of water
b. : one of the pieces in a mass of material obtained in a form resembling pebbles
lime pebbles
2.
a. : transparent and colorless quartz : rock crystal
Brazilian pebble
b. : a rough gem sometimes found in a stream
delighted to find a small pebble of agate
3. : pebbleware
4.
a. also pebble leather
(1) : leather that has been pebbled
(2) : the surface on the leather produced by pebbling
b. : an irregular, crinkled, or grainy surface on a fabric produced by fancy weaves or finishing processes
c. : a formation of tiny protuberances produced on the surface of a curling rink by sprinkling water on the ice
5. : flax 3
II. transitive verb
( pebbled ; pebbled ; pebbling -b(ə)liŋ ; pebbles )
1. : to pelt with or as if with pebbles
teased the dog by pebbling it with acorns
2. : to pave or cover with pebbles or something resembling pebbles
cookies … fat ones with white sugar pebbling the surface — Warren Eyster
3. : to grain (as leather or paper) so as to produce a rough and irregularly indented surface
4. : to produce pebble on (a curling rink)