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ribbon
[rib-uhn]
noun
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 called ribbon board.Also called ledger, ledger board.Also called ribbon strip,.Carpentry.Also a thin horizontal piece attached to studding to support the ends of joists.
Architecture.came.
Nautical.Also a distinctive narrow band or stripe painted along the exterior of a hull.
Shipbuilding.ribband.
verb (used with object)
to adorn with ribbon.
to mark with something suggesting ribbon.
to separate into ribbonlike strips.
verb (used without object)
to form in ribbonlike strips.
ribbon
/ ˈɪə /
noun
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
verb
to adorn with a ribbon or ribbons
to mark with narrow ribbon-like marks
to reduce to ribbons; tear into strips
Other 51Թ Forms
- ribbonlike adjective
- ribbony adjective
- unribboned adjective
- ˈDz-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ribbon1
Example Sentences
A ribbon cutting is planned for 1 p.m. to commemorate the center’s launch and Metro is offering free rides across its system through the weekend.
Blue and white ribbons and streamers have been stretched high across the streets of the shopping district and, in the old port, bunting flutters from the boats bobbing in the Mediterranean.
Maybe torn bagel croutons, smoked salmon ribbons, pickled red onion, caper vinaigrette, goat cheese crumbles and juicy summer tomatoes.
Within hours of the mid-morning ribbon cutting, dozens of children traipsed through the play areas, seniors were deep into a bingo game and families lined up for a Little League baseball ceremony.
Their response to antisemitism and Nazism is tame: Jewish women of German birth pass out ribbons reading “We Appeal to German Culture and Conscience.”
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