Category:Ribband

Rib"band, n.

Defn: a ribbon. Pope.

Ribband Rib"*band`, n. Etym: [rib + band.] Etym: [written also riband, and Ribbon.] (shipbuilding)

Defn: 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 sectionss of The hull of a vessel. Knight.