ribbonyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪbəni/,

/ˈrɪbn̩i/, U.S.

/ˈrɪbəni/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ribbon n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < ribbon n. + -y suffix¹.

That resembles or is suggestive of a ribbon or ribbons; characterized by streaks or stripes; (also) decorated with or fastened by ribbon.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > ribbon > ornamented with

ribanded1598

ribboned1614

ribbony1811

streamered1815

beribboned1863

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [adjective] > like a ribbon

ribbony1890

1811 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire I. 437 Some of these [stones] are of a blue, or blue and grey streaky stone, called ribbony, with a very fine Grit, found in the Coal-measures.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. vi. 230 Some questionable quaint procession, ribbony, perhaps musical.

1890 Harper's Mag. June 5/1 Rank rushes, with their long ribbony leaves.

1937 Life 16 Aug. 4/1 (advt.) Frosty... with thick cream making a ribbony pattern in it—your favorite summer drink, Iced Coffee.

1974 M. C. Davis Near Woods ii. 21 A purple cone flower..essentially is a large central disc and long ribbony rays.

2006 Times (Nexis) 4 Jan. (Features section) 15 Big rails of dresses, exciting-looking displays of ribbony shoes, [etc.].

Compounds

ribbony-gum n. Australian (now rare) = ribbon gum n. at ribbon n. Compounds 4b.

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1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 527 In Southern N.S.W. it [sc. Eucalyptus viminalis] bears the name of ‘Ribbony Gum’.

1902 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 27 574 E[ucalyptus] radiata..is known sometimes as Peppermint but often as Ribbony Gum from the appearance of the streamers of decorticating bark.

1927 Bulletin (Sydney) 21 July 27/3 Old but erroneous is the theory that the sweet exudation of the Monaro (N.S.W.) ribbony-gum is the excreta of locusts.

1966 D. A. Stewart Seven Rivers xii. 159 How beautiful it was when we woke in the morning to find the whole valley lying white, and a grey haze over the ribbony-gums loaded with snow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ribbony
释义	ribbonyadj. Brit. /ˈrɪbəni/, /ˈrɪbn̩i/, U.S. /ˈrɪbəni/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ribbon n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < ribbon n. + -y suffix¹. That resembles or is suggestive of a ribbon or ribbons; characterized by streaks or stripes; (also) decorated with or fastened by ribbon. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > ribbon > ornamented with ribanded1598 ribboned1614 ribbony1811 streamered1815 beribboned1863 the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [adjective] > like a ribbon ribbony1890 1811 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire I. 437 Some of these [stones] are of a blue, or blue and grey streaky stone, called ribbony, with a very fine Grit, found in the Coal-measures. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. vi. 230 Some questionable quaint procession, ribbony, perhaps musical. 1890 Harper's Mag. June 5/1 Rank rushes, with their long ribbony leaves. 1937 Life 16 Aug. 4/1 (advt.) Frosty... with thick cream making a ribbony pattern in it—your favorite summer drink, Iced Coffee. 1974 M. C. Davis Near Woods ii. 21 A purple cone flower..essentially is a large central disc and long ribbony rays. 2006 Times (Nexis) 4 Jan. (Features section) 15 Big rails of dresses, exciting-looking displays of ribbony shoes, [etc.]. Compounds ribbony-gum n. Australian (now rare) = ribbon gum n. at ribbon n. Compounds 4b. ΚΠ 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 527 In Southern N.S.W. it [sc. Eucalyptus viminalis] bears the name of ‘Ribbony Gum’. 1902 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 27 574 E[ucalyptus] radiata..is known sometimes as Peppermint but often as Ribbony Gum from the appearance of the streamers of decorticating bark. 1927 Bulletin (Sydney) 21 July 27/3 Old but erroneous is the theory that the sweet exudation of the Monaro (N.S.W.) ribbony-gum is the excreta of locusts. 1966 D. A. Stewart Seven Rivers xii. 159 How beautiful it was when we woke in the morning to find the whole valley lying white, and a grey haze over the ribbony-gums loaded with snow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1811
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