ribbed

Adjective
Synonyms: costate

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. furnished or strengthened with ribs
  2. (of the surface) having a rough, riblike textureSynonyms: costate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

It [lead] were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing. [1913 Webster]

Ribbed \Ribbed\, a.

1.Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]

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