| Rib (rib) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Rib |
| [AS. rib,
ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG.
rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ.
rebro.] |
One of the
curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the
lateral walls of the thorax.
That which resembles a rib in form or
use.
The chief nerve, or one of
the chief nerves, of a leaf.
In
Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are
strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole
space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of
lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood,
plaster, or the like.
Solid
coal on the side of a gallery] solid ore in a vein.
A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out
of Adam's rib.
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To furnish with ribs] to form
with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to
shut in.
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