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Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Furnished with ribs; strengthened or supported by ribs, in any sense of the word.
  • Formed into ribs or ridges; having alternate lines of projection and depression; ridged: as, ribbed cloth; ribbed hose.
  • In anatomy and zoology, having a rib or ribs, in any sense; costal; costate; costiferous.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Furnished or formed with ribs.
  • adjective (Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having ribs.
  • adjective mining intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of rib.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective furnished or strengthened with ribs
  • adjective (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture

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Examples

  • Corduroy Looks Photos: Corduroy Gets Chic Ms. Pieloch is referring to the ribbed textile's biggest fans, and in particular, the roughly 5,000 members of the Corduroy Appreciation Club, which boasts chapters nationwide and as far away as South Africa and London.

    Reading Between the Lines, This Is a Big Date for Corduroy Fans Sarah E. Needleman 2011

  • Its clothes for Penney will have texture such as ribbed fabrics or patterns.

    Men's Fashion Line Trades Down 2009

  • We had often 'ribbed' each other as Bell expressed it.

    Planet Mechanica Scheer, Karl 1977

  • Mr. Howes extends the "ribbed" variety to all values but, as we have pointed out in earlier chapters, it is extremely unlikely that any such variety as a real ribbed paper was used, the ribbed lines being simply due to some idiosyncrasy of manufacture.

    The Stamps of Canada Bertram William Henry Poole 1918

  • Most of the stamps seem to have been printed on a hard wove paper, varying a little in thickness; the 10d is found on a very thin paper; and the 1/2d is recorded on ribbed paper, though whether this is a true "ribbed" variety or merely the result of some peculiarity in printing is open to discussion.

    The Stamps of Canada Bertram William Henry Poole 1918

  • He accordingly obtained a stocking-frame, and after mastering its construction and mode of action, he proceeded to introduce new combinations, by means of which he succeeded in effecting a variation in the plain looped-work of the frame, and was thereby enabled to turn out "ribbed" hosiery.

    Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Samuel Smiles 1858

  • A "ribbed" finish on the vertical surfaces makes it impervious to finger prints.

    eHam.net News 2009

  • "ribbed" varieties for all values on both thin and thick soft paper but, as in the case of the earlier Canadian stamps found on ribbed paper, we think a lot of proof is yet necessary before these varieties can be accepted as anything better than accidental vagaries of printing.

    The Stamps of Canada Bertram William Henry Poole 1918

  • We've kind of ribbed one another about it, though. "

    Hockey's Future 2009

  • Friend – I am a lifelong, rock-ribbed progressive Democrat.

    Advocates of a Special Prosecutor for Bush Seek an Answer From Obama - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

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