Grav"el (?), n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy shore, strand;
of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel,
pebbles, and Skr. grvan stone.] 1. Small stones, or fragments of stone;
very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.
2. (Med.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and
the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a
symptom.
Gravel powder, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder.
Grav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graveled (?) or Gravelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Graveling or Gravelling.]