cobblestone
nounUS /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ · UK /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/
Etymology From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).
1
A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
- In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone1964, “The Sound of Silence”, in Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., performed by Simon & Garfunkel:
2
Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.
- The road was paved in cobblestone.
- Derived terms
- cobblestoned, cobblestone ice, cobblestoning