cobblestone
See also: cobble-stone
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: cob‧ble‧stone
Noun edit
cobblestone (countable and uncountable, plural cobblestones)
- (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
- Synonym: cobble
- 1964, “The Sound of Silence”, in Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., performed by Simon & Garfunkel:
- In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone
- (uncountable) Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.
- The road was paved in cobblestone.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a rounded stone
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References edit
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Further reading edit
- cobblestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia