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| breastbone |
the bone located in the center of the chest that connects the two halves of the rib cage; sternum. |
| costal |
of or relating to the ribs or the rib area. |
| crown roast |
a roast of pork, lamb, or the like formed as a circle of rib chops, tied upright and often capped with paper or foil frills. |
| Eve |
according to the Old Testament, the first woman, who was created by God from a rib of Adam, the first man. |
| fin |
a rib or ridge, as on a radiator or engine, designed to maximize heat transfer to the environment. [1/8 definitions] |
| floating rib |
any rib, such as the two lower pairs in humans, that is not attached to other ribs or the breastbone. |
| ogive |
the diagonal rib of a Gothic vault. [1/3 definitions] |
| pinwale |
of corduroy fabric, having a very narrow or fine rib. [2 definitions] |
| rack6 |
the rib or neck cut of lamb, veal, or the like. |
| rib1 |
a cut of meat such as beef or pork that contains a rib. [3/7 definitions] |
| short ribs |
a cut of beef from the forequarter near the rib roast. |
| true rib |
a rib that is attached by cartilage directly to the sternum, as any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in humans. (Cf. false rib.) |
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