pebble: Meaning and Definition of

peb•ble

1. a small, rounded stone, esp. one worn smooth by the action of water.
2. Also calledleather that has been given a granulated surface.
3. any granulated or crinkled surface, esp. of a textile.
4. a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses.
5. a lens made from this crystal.

1. to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.
2. to pelt with or as with pebbles.