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Ribbed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. or adjective

2. Furnished with ribs; as ribbed with steel.

3. Inclosed as with ribs.

4. Marked or formed with rising lines and channels; as ribbed cloth.

Ribbed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth.

2. Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.

Ribbed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913