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Webster 1913 Edition
Ribband
Rib′band
,Noun.
A ribbon.
Pope.
Rib′bandˊ
,Noun.
[
Rib
+ band
.] [Written also
riband
, and ribbon
.] (Shipbuilding)
A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework.
Rib-band lines
, oblique longitudinal sections of the hull of a vessel.
Knight.
Definition 2024
ribband
ribband
English
Noun
ribband (plural ribbands)
- (shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.
Etymology 2
Noun
ribband (plural ribbands)
- (obsolete) A ribbon.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)