ribbed
adjective
[ rɪbd ]
• (especially of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of raised bands.
• "a ribbed cashmere sweater"
• (of a vault or other structure) strengthened with ribs.
• "the nave and choir have the usual Gothic ribbed vault"
rib
verb
• mark with or form into ridges.
• "the road was ribbed with furrows of slush"
• tease good-naturedly.
• "the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly"
Origin:
Old English rib, ribb (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rib(be ) and German Rippe . Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 16th century; the sense ‘tease’ was originally a US slang usage meaning ‘to fool, dupe’ (1930s).
