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单词 ribbonman
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Ribbonmann.

Brit. /ˈrɪb(ə)nman/, U.S. /ˈrɪbənˌmæn/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ribbon n., man n.1
Etymology: < ribbon n. + man n.1 Compare Ribandman n.
1. Apparently: a servant who wears a ribbon as a badge of employment. Obsolete. rare.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > [noun]
servant?c1225
little man1685
Ribbonman1736
redcoat1848
1736 J. Erskine Fatal Consequences Ministerial Infl. 26 His Footmen may communicate his Discourse at Table, his other Livery Men, or Ribbon-Men, may, upon all Occasions, give the Signal.
2. Irish History. A member of the Ribbon Society (see Ribbon Society n. at ribbon n. Compounds 3); an adherent or supporter of Ribbonism; (in plural) these collectively; the Ribbon Society.
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies > member of
Ribbonman1813
Ribandman1817
ribandist1824
apostle1829
Molly Maguire1844
Molly Maguireite1853
Camorrist1863
mafioso1875
Black Hander1905
Molly1917
leopard-man1929
Mafiaist1948
mafiosa1965
society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > Roman Catholic sects and groups > [noun] > Ribbonism > person
Ribbonman1813
Ribandman1817
ribandist1824
1813 Morning Chron. 10 June [Quoting Belfast News-Letter] A shocking affray took place at the fair of Carrokeel, county Donegall, between a party of Orangemen and a party of Ribbonmen, in which a number of lives were lost.
1823 J. Gamble Charlton III. i. 6 Ye are a ribbon-man,..and ye are fleeing frae the great fight at Ballinahinch.
1842 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland II. 121 Their society has been revived under the name of Ribbonmen.
1869 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Oct. 3/1 Our close allies the Ribbonmen have recently disposed of many an obnoxious landowner and agent.
1912 Times 7 Aug. 6/3 Just as criminals like O'Connell were now honoured because they won, so..the lineal descendants of the Ribbonmen were honoured by being the guard of honour of the Prime Minister of England.
1953 Rev. Politics 15 405 While the Orange order enjoyed aristocratic favor for many years,..Ribbonmen were denounced by all, Catholic and Protestant alike.
2002 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 28 Dec. (Weekend section) 29 Rogers, the gang leader, who initially had been transported for the political crime of being a Ribbonman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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