# ribbed

Pronunciation: say "RIBD" /ɹɪbd/

## Adjective

1. Marked by a series of raised ridges or parallel bands running across the surface.
   - Simple: Having a pattern of raised lines or ridges across the surface.
   - _The ribbed vaulting of the cathedral drew every visitor's gaze upward._
   - _She chose a ribbed cotton fabric for its stretch and its texture._
3. Of a coal seam, layered with thin bands of slate running through it.
   - Simple: Of a coal layer, having thin bands of slate mixed in between.
   - _The surveyor marked the ribbed seam, noting the slate bands that lowered its value._
   - _Ribbed coal fetched a poorer price because buyers had to discard the slate layers._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of rib. — simple past and past participle of rib
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of rib. Use this form for teasing that already happened.
   - _The crew ribbed the new recruit until he finally laughed along._
   - _She had ribbed him about his cooking for years before he learned to like it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ribbed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).