cobbled
Set with stones
Cobbled describes a surface paved with cobblestones—rounded stones set into the ground to create a road or path: We walked down the cobbled streets of the old town.
The word evokes historic European cities and charming antiquity.
Separately, to cobble something together is to assemble it roughly or hastily from whatever materials are available: He cobbled together a proposal the night before the deadline.
Temporary, improvised substitute
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- assembledBrought together as group
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- rough-hewnCoarsely cut, left unsmoothed
thrown-together · improvised · ad-hoc · scrappy · patchwork · ramshackle · kludged
Narrow urban passage
- laneDesignated travel strip
- pavementHard road covering
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
walkway · footpath · thoroughfare · promenade · plaza · piazza · square · courtyard
Not smooth or balanced
- bumpyUneven in surface
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- roughUneven in surface
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
worn · weathered · slippery · moss-covered · glistening · polished · rounded · grooved
Of the Middle Ages
- VictorianOf a prim era
- ancientVery old indeed
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- antiqueOld valued collectible
old-world · bygone · time-worn · colonial · Dickensian · gas-lit · horse-drawn · carriage
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- assembledBrought together as group
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
rough-hewn · thrown-together · improvised · ad-hoc · scrappy · patchwork · ramshackle · kludged
alleyway
Narrow urban passage
sidewalk · walkway · footpath · thoroughfare · promenade · plaza · piazza · square · courtyard · arcade
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
lumpy · worn · weathered · slippery · moss-covered · glistening · polished · rounded · grooved · gaps
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
antique · old-world · bygone · time-worn · colonial · Dickensian · gas-lit · horse-drawn · carriage · vintage
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
flagstone · fieldstone · quarried · hewn · dressed · fitted · interlocking · mortar · grout · bedded
leather
Tanned animal skin
resoled · repaired · stitched · awl · last · bench · hammer · nails · pegs · welt
- peach cobblerBaked fruit under crust
- cobble togetherAssemble hastily from whatever's available
- cobbled togetherAssembled hastily from disparate parts
- apple cobblerFruit dessert with biscuit topping
- fruit cobblerBaked dessert with topping
- cobblestone streetsRoads surfaced with rounded rocks
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