pebble-stone
61pebble mosaic — ▪ decorative arts type of mosaic work that uses natural pebbles arranged to form decorative or pictorial patterns. It was used only for pavements and was the earliest type of mosaic in all areas of the eastern Mediterranean, appearing in… …
62Pebble Beach Road Races — The Pebble Beach Road Races were held on the twisty, leafy, and very narrow roads of Pebble Beach, California from 1950 through 1956. The races were managed user the auspices of the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), as were most races from that… …
63stone — /stoʊn / (say stohn) noun 1. the hard substance of which rocks consist. 2. a particular kind of rock. 3. Mining opal bearing material. 4. a piece of rock of definite size, shape, etc., for a particular purpose. 5. a piece of rock of small or… …
64stone — {{11}}stone (adj.) intensifying adj., 1935, first recorded in black slang, probably from earlier use in phrases like stone blind (late 14c., lit. blind as a stone ), stone deaf, etc., from STONE (Cf. stone) (n.). Stone cold sober dates from 1937 …
65stone — The common names are pōhaku (for various kinds, see pōhaku and entries that follow it); ili ili (pebbles); alā (dense basaltic); a ā, pāhoehoe (volcanic). Precious stone, pōhaku makamae. Soft porous stones used for polishing or scouring …
66stone — 1. noun /stəʊn,stoʊn/ a) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders. , 1843: Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6 1/2 tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. [...] It is to be observed here that a …
67Stone, renal — A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. Renal stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at some time in their… …
68pebble chopper — also called pebble tool primordial cutting tool, the oldest type of tool made by forerunners of modern humans. The tool consists of a rounded stone struck a number of blows with a similar stone used as a pounder, which created a serrated… …
69stone — [[t]stoʊn[/t]] n. pl. stones, stone 1) the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist 2) a rock or particular piece or kind of rock 3) a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular… …
70pebble — UK [ˈpeb(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pebble : singular pebble plural pebbles a small stone, especially one that has been made smooth by water …
