Antonyms for webbing
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : web-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛb ɪŋ |
Definition of webbing
Origin :- Old English webb "woven fabric," from Proto-Germanic *wabjam "fabric, web" (cf. Old Saxon webbi, Old Norse vefr, Dutch webbe, Old High German weppi, German gewebe "web"), from PIE *webh- "to weave" (see weave (v.)).
- Meaning "spider's web" is first recorded early 13c. Applied to the membranes between the toes of ducks and other aquatic birds from 1570s. Internet sense is from 1992, shortened from World Wide Web (1990). Web browser, web page both also attested 1990.
- As in web : noun netting
- As in cobweb : noun entanglement; filament
- As in knit : verb intertwine
- The webbing which goes back and forth is interwoven with that which goes from right to left.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- Further down, another affair of webbing went around his waist.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Lester del Rey
- There were many people on the webbing of paths that came from the temple rock.
- Extract from : « Captives of the Flame » by Samuel R. Delany
- Each of the pup's toes was joined to the next by a webbing of skin.
- Extract from : « The Duck-footed Hound » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- Then drawing the webbing tight was no trouble, and I was spinning with the bird.
- Extract from : « The Trouble with Telstar » by John Berryman
- The significance of the webbing was questioned by Shannon and Humphrey.
- Extract from : « The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico » by William E. Duellman
- Each of these was faced by two or three of the bucket-seats, only these swung in webbing.
- Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
- The webbing is red, and extends about an inch and a half, when a narrow fringe finishes the ends.
- Extract from : « Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern » by Rosa Belle Holt
- He belched gently and stretched his long legs luxuriously away from the webbing of the bucket camp chair.
- Extract from : « The Thirst Quenchers » by Rick Raphael
- Banbury manufactures horse girths and other kinds of webbing, as well as excellent ale.
- Extract from : « Rides on Railways » by Samuel Sidney
Synonyms for webbing
- affiliate
- affix
- ally
- bind
- cable
- cobweb
- complexity
- connect
- contract
- crochet
- entanglement
- fabric
- fasten
- fiber
- filigree
- gossamer
- heal
- interconnection
- interlace
- interlacing
- intermingle
- involvement
- join
- labyrinth
- lacework
- lattice
- link
- loop
- mat
- matting
- maze
- mend
- mesh
- meshwork
- morass
- net
- network
- plait
- purl
- repair
- reticulation
- screen
- secure
- sew
- skein
- snare
- snarl
- spin
- tangle
- texture
- tie
- tissue
- toil
- trellis
- unite
- warp
- weave
- web
- webbing
- weft
- wicker
- woof
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