Webbing

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Webbing \Web"bing\, n.
     A woven band of cotton or flax, used for reins, girths, bed
     bottoms, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Web \Web\ (w[e^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Webbed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Webbing}.]
     To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to
     envelop; to entangle.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  webbing
       See {web}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  web
       n 1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by
            weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web
            of shadows over the lawn"
       2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
          [syn: {entanglement}]
       3: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a
          series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: {vane}]
       4: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a
          network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a
          whole network of people who had been part of my life";
          "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: {network}]
       5: computer network consisting of a collection of internet
          sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation
          resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: {World
          Wide Web}, {WWW}]
       6: a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
       7: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and
          mammals
       v : construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {net}]
       [also: {webbing}, {webbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  webbing
       n 1: a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat
            belts
       2: a strong fabric woven in strips