Crossword clues for ribbing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ribbing.]
To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
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To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
It [lead] were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave.
--Shak.To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The action of the verb '''to rib'''. 2 (context uncountable English) Collectively, the ribs on an object. 3 (context countable English) An instance of teasing. vb. (present participle of rib English)
WordNet
n. support resembling the rib of an animal
any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) [syn: costa]
cut of meat including one or more ribs
a teasing remark
a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
v. form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun, poke fun]
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Wikipedia
In knitting, ribbing is a pattern in which vertical stripes of stockinette stitch alternate with vertical stripes of reverse stockinette stitch. These two types of stripes may be separated by other stripes in which knit and purl stitches alternate vertically; such plissé stripes add width and depth to ribbing but not more elasticity.
The number of knit and purl stripes (wales) are generally equal, although they need not be. When they are equal, the fabric has no tendency to curl, unlike stockinette stitch. Such ribbing looks the same on both sides and is useful for garments such as scarves.
Ribbing is notated by (number of knit stitches) x (number of purl stitches). Thus, 1x1 ribbing has one knit stitch, followed by one purl stitch, followed by one knit stitch, and so on.
Ribbing has a strong tendency to contract laterally, forming small pleats in which the purl stitches recede and the knit stitches come forward. Thus, ribbing is often used for cuffs, sweater hems and, more generally, any edge that should be form-fitting. The elasticity depends on the number of knit/purl transitions; 1x1 ribbing is more elastic than 2x2 ribbing, etc. However, some cable patterns may "pull in" more than ribbing (i.e., have a smaller gauge); in such cases, a ribbed border may flare out instead of contracting.
Slip stitches may be added to increase the depth of the ribbing, and to accentuate the stitches of certain wales. For example, the knit stitches can be slipped every other row to double their height and make them come forward.
Ribs can be decorated with nearly any motif used for a plain knitted fabric, e.g., bobbles, cables, lace, various colors, and so on.
Ribbing is a Swedish surname which may refer to:
- Adolph Ribbing (1765–1843), Swedish count and politician who took part in the regicide of Gustav III in 1792
- Beata Rosenhane (1638–1674, spouse of Baron Erik Ribbing), Swedish writer
- Elizabeth Ribbing (1596–1662), Swedish noble and lady-in-waiting, secret morganatic spouse of Prince Charles, second son of King Charles IX
- Magdalena Ribbing (born 1940), Swedish writer, journalist, etiquette expert and lecturer
Usage examples of "ribbing".
Despite the gentle ribbing from James he was here because his men were aboard that ship and they had the right to expect his best efforts to aid them.
Not farre of, there was a cleft in the earth, the which continually did cast foorth burning matter, and taking of this, and filling the bottome of the vessel, they did put certaine ginnes and sweet woods which made an inestimable suffumigation, as of the sweetest past, afterwardes closing the same, and putting downe the couer, both partes being holow, and the lipping and ribbing perforated and pearced through the transparent, Christal cleare and bright, they rendered a pleasant and diuers coulered light, by the which through the smal holes the bathes were lightened, and the heate stil incarcerated and interdicted.
Unlike most SEALS, who only took their work seriously, Kos Kosciuszko took life too seriously to accept a ribbing in the proper spirit.
He could take ribbing, could Pesaro, but only so muc Bembol evidently, had gone over the line.
The nervousness he felt and his overcaution had gotten him some good-natured ribbing and derision from his friends.
Two men with beer bellies stood outside a bakery, pitching nickels and ribbing each other.
I just knew asking Nick for help would come at a price, but his ribbing had already worn thin.
Not only were they white, but they carried what appeared to be cricket bats, and not only that, but they also carried what appeared to be cricket balls, and not only that but they wore white ribbing pads round the lower parts of their legs.
Last month, much to Langdon's embarrassment, Boston Magazine had listed him as one of that city's top ten most intriguing people-a dubious honor that made him the brunt of endless ribbing by his Harvard colleagues.
There you were, I mean, if you follow the psychology, and she saw you, and in that impulsive way girls have, she seized the opportunity of ribbing you a bit--just told you a few home truths, I mean to say.
Nor had it stopped the others, most notably Damana and Pampas, from ribbing him about it.
Pointed arches and ribbings had been incised into the natural sandstone.
Whitey Jones, Christine's brother, was a sweet young kid of twenty who never said anything and just smiled and took ribbings without complaint.
Maddy took the ribbing with a good-humored laugh as they moved back into position to take the count.
Besides the furniture, which was austere in design and made of the warm yellow metal, the room contained only a low dais about three meters square, formed by slight exaggerations of the floor ribbing.