ribbon
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈɹɪbən//
A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
noun
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A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
A Svveet diſorder in the dreſſe / Kindles in cloathes a vvantonneſſe: / […] / A Cuffe neglectfull, and thereby / Ribbands to flovv confuſedly: / […] / Do more bevvitch me, than vvhen Art / Is too preciſe in every part.
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An awareness ribbon.
With Monday marking the beginning of October’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month observance, supporters will be donning their pink ribbons as a show of support for ongoing research for a cure.
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An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
Late at night, in the typewriter light / Ripped his ribbon to shreds
They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.
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A narrow strip or shred.
a steel or magnesium ribbon
sails torn to ribbons
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A narrow strip or shred. In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
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A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
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A watchspring.
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A bandsaw.
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datedReins for a horse.
"Here, sir, hold the ribbons." This to me, throwing me the reins. Jack got down from his perch, and after a little search in the bush was rewarded by the capture of the poor dazed pigeon, who was consigned to safe custody in the boot.
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A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
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A sliver.
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A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
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A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
Office programs are drowning in features—and they're crammed into so many different nooks and crannies that even pros don't know where to look. That's where the new ribbon fits in.
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An apparatus with a handle and a long narrow strip of fabric.
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An apparatus with a handle and a long narrow strip of fabric. An apparatus program with a ribbon.
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Variant of ribbandAlternative form of ribband.
Etymology
From Middle English riban, ryban, ryband, from Old French riban, ruban ( > modern French ruban), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic compound whose second element is cognate with English band. Compare Middle Dutch ringhband (“necklace”, literally “ring-band”).
verb
- 1
To decorate with ribbon.
- 2
To stripe or streak.
Forms
- plural
- ribbons
- past tense
- ribboned
- past participle
- ribboned
- present participle
- ribboning
- third person singular
- ribbons
ribbon · A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
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