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ribbing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Ribbing}.] 1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as to rib cloth. 2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ribbing \Rib"bing\, n. An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ribbing n : a framework of ribs
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