ribbon
a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
material in such strips.
anything resembling or suggesting a ribbon or woven band.
a band of inked material used in a typewriter, adding machine, etc., that supplies ink for printing the figure on the striking typeface onto the paper beneath.
a strip of material, as satin or rayon, being or representing a medal or similar decoration, especially a military one: an overseas ribbon.
ribbons,
torn or ragged strips; shreds: clothes torn to ribbons.
reins for driving.
a long, thin flexible band of metal, as for a spring, a band saw, or a tapeline.
Also riband, ribband. Also called ledger, ledger board, ribbon strip, ribbon board .Carpentry. a thin horizontal piece attached to studding to support the ends of joists.
Architecture. came2.
Shipbuilding. ribband1 (def. 1).
to adorn with ribbon.
to mark with something suggesting ribbon.
to separate into ribbonlike strips.
to form in ribbonlike strips.
Origin of ribbon
1Other words from ribbon
- rib·bon·like, rib·bon·y, adjective
- un·rib·boned, adjective
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How to use ribbon in a sentence
He was one of living symbols of “White ribbon Revolution” of 2012, always in black, slim, shaved, almost a monk.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut it was a real gong and it came with a nice ribbon and a letter from the Queen.
But the WTC ribbon is from the attack on 9/11, which saw Baugh race to the scene after the first plane struck.
As a cook, after college, I drank Pabst Blue ribbon along with the rest of the team.
The badge of the order was a ribbon, striped black, white and yellow, and the device something like an icicle.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHenrietta had been dressed in a clean slip and the smartest hair ribbon she owned.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseFor young ladies, at home, ribbon or velvet are the most suitable materials for a head-dress.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyShe is coming, my children—mes enfants, as Tommy will say when he gets his job as ribbon starcher to the French ambassador.
First Plays | A. A. MilneThe veil had slipped and might easily have been mistaken for a ribbon confining the queue at the base of the head.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for ribbon
/ (ˈrɪbən) /
a narrow strip of fine material, esp silk, used for trimming, tying, etc
something resembling a ribbon; a long strip: a ribbon of land
a long thin flexible band of metal used as a graduated measure, spring, etc
a long narrow strip of ink-impregnated cloth for making the impression of type characters on paper in a typewriter or similar device
(plural) ragged strips or shreds (esp in the phrase torn to ribbons)
a small strip of coloured cloth signifying membership of an order or award of military decoration, prize, or other distinction
a small, usually looped, strip of coloured cloth worn to signify support for a charity or cause: a red AIDS ribbon
to adorn with a ribbon or ribbons
to mark with narrow ribbon-like marks
to reduce to ribbons; tear into strips
Origin of ribbon
1Derived forms of ribbon
- ribbon-like or ribbony, adjective
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