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form vertical ribs by knitting

support resembling the rib of an animal

a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

cut of meat including one or more ribs

support resembling the rib of an animal

a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

cut of meat including one or more ribs

a teasing remark

form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"

One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

That which resembles a rib in form or use.

One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.

A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.

One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.

A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.

A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.

The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.

Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.

In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.

A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.

Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.

An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.

To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.

To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

A wife; - in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.

One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

That which resembles a rib in form or use.

One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.

A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.

One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.

A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.

A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.

The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.

Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.

In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.

A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.

Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.

An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.

To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.

To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

A wife; - in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.

One of the series of curved bony rods attached to the spine, and encircling the body cavity; anything like a rib, as a ridge, strip, or band; a piece of timber used to shape and strengthen the side of a ship or the wing of an airplane; the main vein of a leaf.

To supply or mark with rods or ridges.

Ribbing.

To furnish or inclose with ribs: to form with rising lines:-pr.p. ribbing; pa.t. and pa.p. ribbed.

One of the curved bones of the chest; curved timber of a ship; vein of a leaf; ridge.

To furnish or form with ribs.

To mark with or strengthen by ribs.

One of the curved bones nearly encircling the chest.

A ridge, strip, or band; a curved timber of a ship.

One of the curved bones of the thorax articulating with the spine and either free at the other end or connected with the sternum ; the central vein of a leaf.

Costa-r. False, see Costa- r. Floating, see Costa- r. Sternal, see Costa- r. True, see Costa.

Any one of the twenty-four bones of the sides of the chest.

One of the long, flat curved bones with the concavity inward which extend ventrally from the vertebral column. In man the ribs are normally twelve in number on each side.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] One of the long bones inclosing the thoracic cavity in animal bodies; -a piece of timber which forms or strengthens the side of a ship;- an arch-formed piece of timber for supporting the lath and plaster work of a vault; also, a projecting piece on the interior of a vault, &c.;— any marked nerve or vein of a leaf;— a prominent line or rising, like a rib in cloth; a thin narrow piece; a strip, as of land.