Rib"band (?), n. A ribbon.
Pope.
Rib"band` (?), n. [Rib +
band.] [Written also riband, and ribbon.]
(Shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and
bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in
position, and give rigidity to the framework.
Rib-band lines, oblique longitudinal sections
of the hull of a vessel. Knight.