red ribbonn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈrɪb(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˈrɪbən/

Forms:

α. 1600s red ribband, 1700s–1800s red riband.

β. 1700s– red ribbon.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., riband n., ribbon n.

Etymology: In α. forms < red adj. + riband n. In β. forms < red adj. + ribbon n. With sense 2 compare earlier red bandfish n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(c)(ii); for the motivation of the fish name, compare quot. 1860. With sense Compounds compare blue ribbon n. 3.

a. The crimson ribbon worn by Knights of the Order of the Bath; (formerly also) †membership of this Order; the Order itself (obsolete).

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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun]

marka1425

sign1591

insignia1648

red ribbon1652

society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > insignia of order > specific insignia of knightly order

the Garterc1350

collar1488

star1602

blue ribbon1607

yellow ribbon1651

red ribbon1652

string1660

green ribbon1672

crossa1684

glory1693

cordon1727

O.M.1903

M.B.E.1917

OBE1917

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > order > knighthood > Order of the Bath

Order of the Bath1610

red ribbon1652

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. Aa6 Of the Bath, brought first into England 1399, by Henry the fourth... The Knights hereof distinguished by a Red Ribband, which they wear ordinarily about their necks, to difference them from Knights Batchelors.

1732 Ld. Tyrawly in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 382 If any vacancies should happen in the Red Ribbon.

1782 B. Franklin Let. 12 Mar. in Paris 964 For the sake of a red riband and a paltry stipend.

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Characters 58/2 The present vacant Red Ribbon has been offered to him.

1853 Disraeli in Hansard Commons 30 June 1045 The very next day his Sovereign elevated him [sc. Lord Ellenborough] in the Peerage, and decorated him with the Red Riband.

1935 A. E. W. Mason Sir George Alexander & St James Theatre vii. 129 George Alexander as British Ambassador at Rome with the red ribbon of the Bath across his white waistcoat.

1990 C. Hibbert Redcoats & Rebels x. 140 There was at present no vacancy in the Order of the Bath, but this need not deter them in offering him a red ribbon.

b. (a) U.S. An award given for coming second in a contest; (b) chiefly Canadian an award given for coming first in a contest.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > award for merit > decoration > ribbon

ribbon1651

red ribbon1872

1872 Ann. Rep. Missouri State Board Agric. 1871 135/2 As will be noted, though unsuccessful in obtaining a blue or even a red ribbon, U. S. Grant was among the exhibitors.

1884 Baily's Monthly Mag. Aug. 444 It looked odds on his getting the red ribbon, as he had nothing to beat but Gendarme... The judges, however, decided in favour of the latter.

1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Electronic ed.) 9 July 4 Marcelee Cashmere's..pie and peach cobbler each won a second-place red ribbon.

1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Aug. os1 I've been submitting my pickles for years and it was..an honor to win that red ribbon.

c. A small loop of red ribbon worn as an international symbol of AIDS awareness.Introduced in 1990 by the art activism group Visual AIDS, led by artist Frank Moore.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > others

cocklestone1591

Rosy Cross1621

toison d'or1704

greyhound1747

foul anchor1754

red cross1866

Geneva cross1870

Tammany tiger1871

fasces1889

waist-plate1902

blue star1917

gold star1917

red ribbon1990

1990 Los Angeles Times 10 Apr. e11/2 The money will go to the Ryan White Fund to defray costs of medical care for children with AIDS... Employees had been wearing red ribbons to show they were pulling for Ryan White.

2001 Chron. Higher Educ. 2 Mar. a45 In a report on AIDS and African universities..Father Kelly presented his findings... He wore a small red ribbon on his lapel.

†2. The red bandfish, Cepola microphthalma. Cf. red ribbon fish n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(c)(ii). Obsolete. rare.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of genus Cepola (ribbon-fish)

shelp1553

swathe-fish1668

riband fish1751

serpent-fish1753

snake-fish1796

ribbonfish1798

red snakefish1823

red bandfish1828

band-fish1836

red ribbon fish1838

onion-fish1854

red ribbon1858

tape-fish1885

1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. 564 The eleven-rayed Band-fish, Cepola rubescens..is seen on the coasts of England; it displays brilliant colors; sometimes is called Fire-flame and Red-ribbon.

1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 659/2 Its brilliant appearance, when seen moving in the water, has suggested the names of Fire-flame and Red Ribbon, by which it is known in Nice.

Compounds

U.S. attributive. Designating people, institutions, etc., associated with the temperance movement, whose symbol was a red ribbon. Now hist.

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1877 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 21 June The temperance men wear a piece of blue or red ribbon on the lapel of the coat to..distinguish the wearer from those who have not signed the pledge.]

1879 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. (1917) I. 355 He couched his lance and ran a bold tilt against total abstinence and the Red Ribbon fanatics.

1924 F. N. Turner Acct. Ingham County III. xvi. 193 His temperance speeches at the Button schoolhouse during the Red Ribbon days.

1949 E. G. White Temperance xi. i. 218 Had they given as much zeal..as they have given to the Red Ribbon Club, their course would have been sanctioned by God.

2003 R. D. Mohr Pottery, Politics, Art iii. 168 The red-ribbon clubs believed that religious commitment was necessary for temperance reform.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red ribbon
释义	red ribbonn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈrɪb(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˈrɪbən/ Forms: α. 1600s red ribband, 1700s–1800s red riband. β. 1700s– red ribbon. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., riband n., ribbon n. Etymology: In α. forms < red adj. + riband n. In β. forms < red adj. + ribbon n. With sense 2 compare earlier red bandfish n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(c)(ii); for the motivation of the fish name, compare quot. 1860. With sense Compounds compare blue ribbon n. 3. 1. a. The crimson ribbon worn by Knights of the Order of the Bath; (formerly also) †membership of this Order; the Order itself (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] marka1425 sign1591 insignia1648 red ribbon1652 society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > insignia of order > specific insignia of knightly order the Garterc1350 collar1488 star1602 blue ribbon1607 yellow ribbon1651 red ribbon1652 string1660 green ribbon1672 crossa1684 glory1693 cordon1727 O.M.1903 M.B.E.1917 OBE1917 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > order > knighthood > Order of the Bath Order of the Bath1610 red ribbon1652 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. Aa6 Of the Bath, brought first into England 1399, by Henry the fourth... The Knights hereof distinguished by a Red Ribband, which they wear ordinarily about their necks, to difference them from Knights Batchelors. 1732 Ld. Tyrawly in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 382 If any vacancies should happen in the Red Ribbon. 1782 B. Franklin Let. 12 Mar. in Paris 964 For the sake of a red riband and a paltry stipend. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Characters 58/2 The present vacant Red Ribbon has been offered to him. 1853 Disraeli in Hansard Commons 30 June 1045 The very next day his Sovereign elevated him [sc. Lord Ellenborough] in the Peerage, and decorated him with the Red Riband. 1935 A. E. W. Mason Sir George Alexander & St James Theatre vii. 129 George Alexander as British Ambassador at Rome with the red ribbon of the Bath across his white waistcoat. 1990 C. Hibbert Redcoats & Rebels x. 140 There was at present no vacancy in the Order of the Bath, but this need not deter them in offering him a red ribbon. b. (a) U.S. An award given for coming second in a contest; (b) chiefly Canadian an award given for coming first in a contest. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > award for merit > decoration > ribbon ribbon1651 red ribbon1872 1872 Ann. Rep. Missouri State Board Agric. 1871 135/2 As will be noted, though unsuccessful in obtaining a blue or even a red ribbon, U. S. Grant was among the exhibitors. 1884 Baily's Monthly Mag. Aug. 444 It looked odds on his getting the red ribbon, as he had nothing to beat but Gendarme... The judges, however, decided in favour of the latter. 1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Electronic ed.) 9 July 4 Marcelee Cashmere's..pie and peach cobbler each won a second-place red ribbon. 1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Aug. os1 I've been submitting my pickles for years and it was..an honor to win that red ribbon. c. A small loop of red ribbon worn as an international symbol of AIDS awareness.Introduced in 1990 by the art activism group Visual AIDS, led by artist Frank Moore. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > others cocklestone1591 Rosy Cross1621 toison d'or1704 greyhound1747 foul anchor1754 red cross1866 Geneva cross1870 Tammany tiger1871 fasces1889 waist-plate1902 blue star1917 gold star1917 red ribbon1990 1990 Los Angeles Times 10 Apr. e11/2 The money will go to the Ryan White Fund to defray costs of medical care for children with AIDS... Employees had been wearing red ribbons to show they were pulling for Ryan White. 2001 Chron. Higher Educ. 2 Mar. a45 In a report on AIDS and African universities..Father Kelly presented his findings... He wore a small red ribbon on his lapel. †2. The red bandfish, Cepola microphthalma. Cf. red ribbon fish n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(c)(ii). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of genus Cepola (ribbon-fish) shelp1553 swathe-fish1668 riband fish1751 serpent-fish1753 snake-fish1796 ribbonfish1798 red snakefish1823 red bandfish1828 band-fish1836 red ribbon fish1838 onion-fish1854 red ribbon1858 tape-fish1885 1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. 564 The eleven-rayed Band-fish, Cepola rubescens..is seen on the coasts of England; it displays brilliant colors; sometimes is called Fire-flame and Red-ribbon. 1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 659/2 Its brilliant appearance, when seen moving in the water, has suggested the names of Fire-flame and Red Ribbon, by which it is known in Nice. Compounds U.S. attributive. Designating people, institutions, etc., associated with the temperance movement, whose symbol was a red ribbon. Now hist. ΚΠ 1877 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 21 June The temperance men wear a piece of blue or red ribbon on the lapel of the coat to..distinguish the wearer from those who have not signed the pledge.] 1879 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. (1917) I. 355 He couched his lance and ran a bold tilt against total abstinence and the Red Ribbon fanatics. 1924 F. N. Turner Acct. Ingham County III. xvi. 193 His temperance speeches at the Button schoolhouse during the Red Ribbon days. 1949 E. G. White Temperance xi. i. 218 Had they given as much zeal..as they have given to the Red Ribbon Club, their course would have been sanctioned by God. 2003 R. D. Mohr Pottery, Politics, Art iii. 168 The red-ribbon clubs believed that religious commitment was necessary for temperance reform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652
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