ribbonnoun
uk/ˈrɪb.ən/us/ˈrɪb.ən/C2 [ C or U ] a long, narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration:
Sandra often wears a ribbon in her hair.
He tied up the present with ribbon.
a ribbon of sth literary
a long, narrow piece of something:
A ribbon of road stretched ahead of us across the desert.
[ C ] a small piece of coloured material given to someone in the armed forces to show approval and admiration for their brave actions
[ C ] the narrow strip of material that contains the ink for a typewriter:
My typewriter needs a new ribbon.
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- A pink ribbon had been tied around the crown of the hat.
- She shook her hair loose from its ribbon.
- They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon.
- She tied the ribbon tightly in a bow.
- She wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bands, straps and strips
- band
- bar
- belt
- binding
- blindfold
- collar
- dog collar
- duct tape
- masking tape
- raffia
- rubber band
- Scotch tape
- Sellotape
- strip
- swathe
- sweatband
- tape
- thong
- webbing
- wristband
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Prizes, rewards and medals
Idiom(s)
cut/tear sth/sb to ribbons
in ribbons