<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A strong, woven material of hemp, cotton, or jute, in bands of various widths, used for belts, carrying straps, harness, etc.</li><li>Such woven bands nailed on furniture under springs or upholstery, for support.</li><li>Zoology: the membrane forming a web or webs.</li><li>Something resembling this, as the leather thongs or piece connecting the sections for the thumb and forefinger in a baseball glove or mitt.</li><li>Any material or part formed from interlaced threads, thongs, branches, etc., or having a latticelike appearance, as the face of a tennis racket.</li><li>Webbings.</li><li>Chiefly Eastern New England Older Use: the reins or lines for controlling a horse or team of horses.</li></ul>