webbing

American  

[web-ing] / ˈwɛb ɪŋ /

noun

1. a strong, woven material of hemp, cotton, or jute, in bands of various widths, used for belts, carrying straps, harness, etc.

2. such woven bands nailed on furniture under springs or upholstery, for support.

3. Zoology. the membrane forming a web or webs.

4. something resembling this, as the leather thongs or piece connecting the sections for the thumb and forefinger in a baseball glove or mitt.

5. any material or part formed from interlaced threads, thongs, branches, etc., or having a latticelike appearance, as the face of a tennis racket.

6. Chiefly Eastern New England Older Use. webbings, the reins or lines for controlling a horse or team of horses.

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webbing British  

/ ˈwɛbɪŋ /

noun

1. a strong fabric of hemp, cotton, jute, etc, woven in strips and used under springs in upholstery or for straps, etc

2. the skin that unites the digits of a webbed foot

3. anything that forms a web

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Etymology

Origin of webbing

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; web, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Signs of injury — first, the bronzing of upper leaf surfaces and, in heavy infestations, maybe the presence of webbing — are a cue to check the undersides of leaves for culprits.

From Seattle Times

Below, the nets have been swathed in pink and green webbing for extra visual effect.

From New York Times

Ms. Love, 29, a model in Los Angeles, has waged war against the webbing clothes moths that she recently discovered during a quarantine closet clean, finding the pests running rampant in her knitwear.

From New York Times

Completing a line means carefully heel-toeing from one end to the other while wearing a waist harness that links to a 3-inch steel ring around the webbing.

From Los Angeles Times

She said the webbing appeared as one single sheet, crawling with tiny spiders.

From BBC

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