Meaning & use
cobblestone
A naturally rounded stone once commonly used to pave streets and paths.
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Her heels clicked unevenly across the old cobblestone street.
The village square was still paved with worn cobblestones from centuries ago.
A note on using this word
Almost always used to evoke older European towns or historic districts, often in the plural "cobblestones."
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