- Pebble Grain
- PEBBLE GRAIN (Gloves)A form of round grain obtained by embossing, boarding or dry drumming the leather.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Pebble Grain
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pebble — [peb′əl] n. [ME pobble < OE papol (stan), popol (stan), pebble (stone), prob. of echoic orig.] 1. a) a small stone worn smooth and round, as by the action of water b) Geol. such a stone, smaller than a cobblestone, with a maximum diameter of… … English World dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pebble bed reactor — Sketch of a pebble bed reactor in Italian … Wikipedia
pebble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pobble, from Old English papolstān, from papol (of unknown origin) + stān stone Date: 14th century 1. a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water 2. transparent and colorless quartz… … New Collegiate Dictionary
grain — Synonyms and related words: abrade, ace, acorn, aftergrass, animus, apply paint, aptitude, atom, atomize, bamboo, barley, beat, bedaub, bedizen, begild, bent, berry, besmear, bias, bird seed, bit, blood, body build, bran, brand, bray, break up,… … Moby Thesaurus
pebble — Synonyms and related words: ace, asphalt, atom, bit, blacktop, carpet, causeway, cement, checkstone, cobblestone, concrete, dab, dole, dot, drakestone, dram, dribble, driblet, dwarf, farthing, fingerstone, flag, fleck, floor, flyspeck, fragment,… … Moby Thesaurus
Particle size (grain size) — Particle size, also called grain size, refers to the diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks. The term may also be applied to other granular materials. This is different from the crystallite size,… … Wikipedia
Scotch grain — n. a coarse, pebble grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men s shoes * * * … Universalium
Scotch grain — n. a coarse, pebble grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men s shoes … English World dictionary
pellet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pill, tablet, capsule; missile, pebble, hailstone, bullet. See arms, rotundity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pill, globule, bullet, bead, pebble, grain, orblet, spherule; see also rock 2 , stone … English dictionary for students
Littleness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Littleness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c.(of quantity) 32 Sgm: N 1 exiguity exiguity inextension Sgm: N 1 parvitude parvitude parvity … English dictionary for students
