pebbly, a.
(ˈpɛblɪ)
[f. pebble n. + -y.]
1. Abounding in pebbles; covered or paved with pebbles.
| 1600 Surflet Countrie Farme ii. xlii. 269 Hounds-toong groweth..in peblie and vntilled grounde. 1622 Drayton Poly-olb. xxvii. 4 Riuers rushing downe..Vpon their peably sholes. 1774 Pennant Tour Scot. in 1772, 10 July, A small bay with a pebbly beach. 1847 C. Brontë J. Eyre v, We went up a broad pebbly path. |
2. fig. Resembling pebbles; uneven; esp. of textiles: having a rough surface.
| 1793 H. Fuseli in Analytical Rev. Jan. 2 The hoarseness of Northern language bound in pebbly monosyllables. 1923 [see armure]. 1936 Chesterton Autobiogr. 148 They had shiny pebbly eyes. 1955 New Yorker 19 Mar. 100 Done in pebbly navy wool, with deep raglan sleeves. 1964 McCall's Sewing i. 8/1 A pebbly crêpe will not noticeably add pounds, but a very rough, nubbly wool tweed may have a decided effect. |