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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rib•and (rib′ənd),USA pronunciation n. - a decorative ribbon.
- Middle English: ribbon 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: riband, ribband /ˈrɪbənd/ n - a ribbon, esp one awarded for some achievement
Etymology: 14th Century: variant of ribbon WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rib•bon /ˈrɪbən/USA pronunciation n. - a band of fine material, used for ornament, tying, etc.:[countable]bright ribbons in her hair.
- material in such strips:[uncountable]a few strips of bright ribbon.
- ribbons, [plural] torn or ragged strips;
shreds:clothes torn to ribbons. - [countable] a band of inked material used in a typewriter, printer, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rib•bon (rib′ən),USA pronunciation n. - a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
- material in such strips.
- anything resembling or suggesting a ribbon or woven band.
- a band of inked material used in a typewriter, adding machine, etc., that supplies ink for printing the figure on the striking typeface onto the paper beneath.
- a strip of material, as satin or rayon, being or representing a medal or similar decoration, esp. a military one:an overseas ribbon.
- ribbons:
- torn or ragged strips;
shreds:clothes torn to ribbons. - reins for driving.
- Buildinga long, thin flexible band of metal, as for a spring, a band saw, or a tapeline.
- BuildingAlso, ribband. Also called ledger, ledger board, ribbon strip. [Carpentry.]a thin horizontal piece let into studding to support the ends of joists.
- Architecturecame2.
- Nautical, Naval TermsAlso, ribband. a distinctive narrow band or stripe painted along the exterior of a hull.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]ribband1 (def. 1).
v.t. - to adorn with ribbon.
- to mark with something suggesting ribbon.
- to separate into ribbonlike strips.
v.i. - to form in ribbonlike strips. Also riband (for defs. 8, 10).
- Gmc. See band2
- Old French, variant of r(e)uban, perh.
- variant of Middle English riban(d) 1520–30
rib′bon•like′, rib′bon•y, adj. |