webbing definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: something forming a web (as between the toes of birds)
2: a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
3: a strong fabric woven in strips

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1796 1. a strong narrow closely woven fabric designed for bearing weight and used especially for straps, harness, or upholstery 2. trap 3c

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. strong narrow closely-woven fabric used for supporting upholstery, for belts, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Web Web, 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Webbing is strong material which is woven in strips and used to make belts or straps, or used in seats to support the springs.