Ribbon

Tuesday 6^th December 2016

Ribbon - /ˈrɪb(ə)n/

Noun
1) A long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration

1.1) A ribbon of a special colour or design awarded as a prize or worn to indicate the holding of an honour, especially a small multicoloured piece of ribbon worn in place of the medal it represents

1.2) (ribbons) Prizes; honours

2) A long, narrow strip

2.1) A narrow band of impregnated material wound on a spool and forming the inking agent in some typewriters and computer printers

Verb

Extend or move in a long, narrow strip like a ribbon

Example sentences

Noun

‘The tiny pink ribbons in her hair’

‘His medal ribbons were bright as a rainbow’

‘In the Silk Cup trophy class Mullins stayed in the ribbons’

‘Slice the peppers into ribbons lengthways’

‘The notes had been typed on an old portable with a faded ribbon’

Verb

‘Miles of concrete ribboned behind the bus’

Origin

Early 16th century: variant of riband. The French spelling ruban was also frequent in the 16th–18th centuries.

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