Answer to "Rib in a fabric" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WALE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1991.

Rib in a fabric crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
WALE100 %4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rib in a fabric

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • wale
  • cord
  • barathea
  • pinwale
  • bengaline
  • whipcord
  • ribbing
  • ribbon
  • ridge
  • end
  • needle
  • rabat

Crossword Answer definitions

WALE noun
  1. A ridge or low barrier.
  2. A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy. (As opposed to course).
  3. The texture of a piece of fabric.
  4. A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
  5. A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
  6. A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
  7. A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
  8. A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
WALE verb
  1. To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
  2. To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
WALE noun
  1. Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.
WALE verb
  1. To choose, select.

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