Ribbed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of rib form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having ribs.
  2. 2
    intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal.
Adjective
  1. 1
    furnished or strengthened with ribs wordnet
  2. 2
    (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
costatecanaliculatecanaliculatedchamferedchanneledcorduroy

Example

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"She sat upon one of the disjointed stones of the ancient fountain, and seemed to watch the progress of its current, as it bubbled forth to daylight, in gay and sparkling profusion, from under the shadow of the ribbed and darksome vault."

Related phrases

Iberian ribbed newtribbed musselribbed vaultrock-ribbed

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