cobblestone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
  2. verb pave with cobblestones

Etymology

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

cobble, sett

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