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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  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)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As children gathering pebbles on the shore.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian
        pebble; -- so called by opticians.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Pebble powder, slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical
        grains.
  
     Scotch pebble, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony,
        etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pebble \Peb"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pebbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pebbling.]
     To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with
     small rounded prominences.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pebble \Peb"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pebbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pebbling.]
     To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with
     small rounded prominences.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pebble
       n : a small smooth rounded rock

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     Αγγλικά n.
     το βότσαλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     n.
     1 A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
     2 (lb en geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following
  the Wentworth scale.
     3 (lb en curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on
  the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
     4 Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
     5 A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pave with pebbles.
     2 (lb en transitive curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small
  rounded prominences.
     4 (lb en transitive graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a
  graph) according to certain rules; see (w: pebble game).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     n.
     1 A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
     2 (lb en geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following
  the Wentworth scale.
     3 (lb en curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on
  the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
     4 Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
     5 A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pave with pebbles.
     2 (lb en transitive curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small
  rounded prominences.
     4 (lb en transitive graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a
  graph) according to certain rules; see (w: pebble game).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     n.
     1 A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
     2 (lb en geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following
  the Wentworth scale.
     3 (lb en curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on
  the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
     4 Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
     5 A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pave with pebbles.
     2 (lb en transitive curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small
  rounded prominences.
     4 (lb en transitive graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a
  graph) according to certain rules; see (w: pebble game).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     n.
     1 A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
     2 (lb en geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following
  the Wentworth scale.
     3 (lb en curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on
  the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
     4 Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
     5 A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pave with pebbles.
     2 (lb en transitive curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small
  rounded prominences.
     4 (lb en transitive graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a
  graph) according to certain rules; see (w: pebble game).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     Englanti n.
     sileä kivi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pebble
     Engelska n.
     liten sten, småsten

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pebble /pˈɛbəl/
  الحصاة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pebble //ˈpɛb.əl// 
  гладко камъче
  stone