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4. (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) A
projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or
the like.
5. (Mining) (a) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein. (b) An elongated pillar of ore or
coal left as a support. Raymond.
6. A wife; — in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. [Familiar & Sportive]
How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own rib. Bp. Hall. Chuck rib, a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib. See Chuck. — Fore ribs, a cut of
beef immediately in front of the sirloin. — Middle rib, a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the fore
ribs. — Rib grass. (Bot.) Same as Ribwort.
Rib
(Rib), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ribbing.]
1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. Shak. To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.
Ribald
(Rib"ald) n./ [OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf.
OHG hripa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. Herald.] A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a
lewd fellow. Spenser. Pope.
Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and
tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly
and brutal. Earle. Ribald
(Rib"ald), a. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.
The busy day,
Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows. Shak. Ribaldish
(Rib"ald*ish), a. Like a ribald. Bp. Hall.
Ribaldrous
(Rib"ald*rous) a. Of a ribald quality. [R.]
Ribaldry
(Rib"ald*ry) n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.] The talk of a ribald; low,
vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; — now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly,
as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.
The ribaldry of his conversation moved stonishment even in that age. Macaulay. Riban
(Rib"an) n. See Ribbon. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Riband
(Rib"and) n. See Ribbon.
Riband jasper (Min.), a variety of jasper having stripes of different colors, as red and green.
Riband
(Rib"and), n. (Naut.) See Rib-band. Totten.
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