a narrow band of fabric used for decorative effect, e.g. in fastening the hair, tying parcels, etc
a piece of usu multicoloured ribbon worn as a military decoration or in place of a medal
a long narrow ribbonlike strip
a strip of inked material used in a typewriter or computer printer
(in pl) tatters or shreds
Her coat was in ribbons
ribboned adj
ribbonlike adj
[Middle English riban from early French riban, ruban, prob of Germanic origin]