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/ˈɹɪbən/ · noun
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.
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.
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 steel or magnesium ribbon
sails torn to ribbons
"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.
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.
Use ribbon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ribbon means A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping..
Common synonyms include beribbon, thread, palm, medallion.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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