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Meaning of 'ribbon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ribbon [ n.]
- A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.
- A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.
- Same as Rib-band.
- Driving reins.
- A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
- A silver.
2 . Ribbon [ v. t.]
- To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.

Meaning of 'ribbon' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ribbon [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any long object resembling a thin line
Example in sentence:
  • a mere ribbon of land;
  • a thread of smoke climbed upward;
  • from the air the road was a grey thread;
  • the lighted ribbon of traffic

Nearby Words:

rib ribald ribaldish ribaldrous ribaldry riban riband ribanded ribaud ribaudequin

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