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gravelled

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grav·el  (grvl)
n.
1. An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.
2. Pathology The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.
tr.v. grav·eled or grav·elled, grav·el·ing or grav·el·ling, grav·els
1. To apply a surface of rock fragments or pebbles to.
2. To confuse; perplex.
3. Informal To irritate.
[Middle English, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave, pebbly shore, of Celtic origin.]
Translations
gravelled graveled (US) [ˈgrævəld] ADJ → de grava, de gravilla
gravelled [ˈgrævəld] (British) graveled (US) adj [path, road, area] → de gravier
gravelled, (US) graveled
adj → mit Kies bedeckt; gravelled path → Kiesweg m


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Then, knowing to an inch where the bulbs which were to produce the black tulip were planted, he ran towards the spot, following, however, the gravelled walks in order not to be betrayed by his footprints, and, on arriving at the precise spot, he proceeded, with the eagerness of a tiger, to plunge his hand into the soft ground.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Velvet lawns, gravelled walks and drives, and flowers formally growing, led up to the group of long low buildings, some of frame and some of concrete.
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She raked out the fire that was blazing in the kitchen, and spread the coals in the gravelled yard.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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