ribbon
noun
- narrow thin sheet of material
- component of rhythmic gymnastics
- graphical user interface element
- award made from ribbon and presented to mark an achievement
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪbən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English riban, ryban, ryband, from Old French riban, ruban ( > modern French ruban), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic compound whose second element is cognate with English band. Compare Middle Dutch ringhband (“necklace”, literally “ring-band”).
- A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
“A Svveet diſorder in the dreſſe / Kindles in cloathes a vvantonneſſe: / […] / A Cuffe neglectfull, and thereby / Ribbands to flovv confuſedly: / […] / Do more bevvitch me, than vvhen Art / Is too preciſe in every part.”
- An awareness ribbon.
“With Monday marking the beginning of October’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month observance, supporters will be donning their pink ribbons as a show of support for ongoing research for a cure.”
- An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
“Late at night, in the typewriter light / Ripped his ribbon to shreds”
“They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.”
- A narrow strip or shred.
“a steel or magnesium ribbon”
“sails torn to ribbons”
- A narrow strip or shred.
- Alternative form of ribband.
- A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
- A watchspring.
- A bandsaw.
- Reins for a horse.
“"Here, sir, hold the ribbons." This to me, throwing me the reins. Jack got down from his perch, and after a little search in the bush was rewarded by the capture of the poor dazed pigeon, who was consigned to safe custody in the boot.”
- A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
- A sliver.
- A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
- A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
“Office programs are drowning in features—and they're crammed into so many different nooks and crannies that even pros don't know where to look. That's where the new ribbon fits in.”
- An apparatus with a handle and a long narrow strip of fabric.
- An apparatus with a handle and a long narrow strip of fabric.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English riban, ryban, ryband, from Old French riban, ruban ( > modern French ruban), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic compound whose second element is cognate with English band. Compare Middle Dutch ringhband (“necklace”, literally “ring-band”).
- To decorate with ribbon.
- To stripe or streak.