gravier
French
noun
Definitions
- gravel small fragments of rock
- (specifically) crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in diameter (used on unpaved roads, in gardens to increase drainage, etc.)
- (archaic) gravel, kidney stones, gallstones
- (Newfoundland) beach woman, shoreman individual who spreads out and dries cod on a (gravel) beach
Etymology
Derived from Old French grave (sandbank).
Origin
Old French
grave
Gloss
sandbank