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cobblestone

[ kob-uhl-stohn ]

noun

  1. a naturally rounded stone, larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, formerly used in paving.


cobblestone

/ ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. a rounded stone used for paving Sometimes shortened tocobble Compare sett
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Other Words From

  • cobble·stoned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cobblestone1

First recorded in 1400–50, cobblestone is from the late Middle English word cobylstone. See cobble 1, stone
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Example Sentences

People are generally more helpful and for getting around there are more things like dropped curbs, although the cobblestones, of which there are lots, are a challenge for a wheelchair user.

From BBC

Races run over crooked cobblestone streets, crowded with spectators, were doubly exciting for being run over crooked cobblestone streets, crowded with spectators.

“There’s so much texture when you’re looking at walls, streets, the surfaces of buildings, the cobblestones, stairways. It’s granite, plaster, rock, marble, whatever it is, and in black and white, it emphasizes the texture.”

She walks until the cracked gravel outside her home turns into cobblestones, and the campaign posters coating small concrete buildings are replaced with the spotless walls of gated communities of the city’s upper class.

Other artifacts the site may cough up — old bricks, cobblestones and rocks, sometimes accompanied by irresistible castoffs retrieved from the transfer station — become part of the improvised mosaics.

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