pebble

pebble
subs.
Stone: P. and V. λί̆θος, ὁ ; see stone.

PEBBLE

calculus; lapillus.

pebble:

1. lăpillus (a small stone): black and white p.s, nivei atrique l., Ov. M. 15, 41: Plin.

2. calcŭlus (a gravel stone): to put p.s in one's mouth, calculos in os conjicere, Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 261: Virg.

3. glŏbōsum saxum (a round p.): p.s mixed with the sand (of the beach), gl. saxa arenae immixta, Liv. 38, 29.

ψῆφος
ψῆφος, small stone, pebble (used in reckoning, in games, in voting); vote

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appearing fewer than 50 times

κάχληξ
a pebble
κροκάλη
a pebble, shingle
κρόκκαι
pebbles
λάλλαι
pebbles
λιθίδιον
a pebble
λιθίον
a small rock, pebble
λᾶϊγξ
small stone, pebble
στία
small stone, pebble
τρόχμαλος
rolled stone, pebble
χάλιξ
a small stone, pebble
χερμάς
pebble, sling stone
ψηφίδιον
a little pebble
ψηφίς
a small pebble

pebble Pebbles

• of many hues: Paus. 3.23.11
• divination by: Apollod. 3.10.2