pebble : Idioms & Phrases

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Brazilian pebble

  • . See Pebble, n., 2.
Webster 1913

brilliant pebble

  • noun a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
WordNet

pebble plant

  • noun any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
    fig marigold.
WordNet

Pebble powder

  • slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical grains.
Webster 1913

pebble-grained

  • adjective satellite (of leather) having a rough surface as the result of being treated with a patterned roller
WordNet

Scotch pebble

  • varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony, etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.
Webster 1913