A ribbed surface, material, or garment has a raised pattern of parallel lines on it.
...ribbed cashmere sweaters.
...special ribbed tyres.
ribbed in British English
(rɪbd)
adjective
1.
furnished or supported with a rib or ribs
It was an aluminium boat with a flat ribbed bottom.
special ribbed tyres
2.
marked with or formed into ribs or ridges
the curved, gently ribbed surface of clam shells
3.
knitted with plain and purl stitches alternately, forming raised rows
a ribbed polo shirt
ribbed cashmere sweaters
Examples of 'ribbed' in a sentence
ribbed
It was an aluminium boat with a flat ribbed bottom and a bow like a punt.
Innes, Hammond HIGH STAND
A motorcycle waited there, an old 350cc BSA, stripped down as if for hill climbing with special ribbed tyres.
Higgins, Jack CONFESSIONAL
All related terms of 'ribbed'
rib
Your ribs are the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest.
rock-ribbed
firm; uncompromising
ribbed vault
a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs
ribbed and smoked sheet
a type of crude natural rubber in the form of brown sheets obtained by coagulating latex with an acid, rolling it into sheets, and drying over open wood fires . It is the main raw material for natural rubber products
smoked rubber
a type of crude natural rubber in the form of brown sheets obtained by coagulating latex with an acid, rolling it into sheets, and drying over open wood fires . It is the main raw material for natural rubber products