Definitions for Ribbon
ˈrɪb ənrib·bon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ribbon, threadnoun

   any long object resembling a thin line

   "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

2. decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbonnoun

   an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

3. ribbon, typewriter ribbonnoun

   a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

4. ribbonnoun

   notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ribbonnoun

   A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.

2. ribbonnoun

   An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.

3. ribbonnoun

   A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.

4. ribbonnoun

   In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.

5. ribbonverb

   To decorate with ribbon.

6. Etymology: From riban (French: ruban).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ribbonnoun

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ribbon

   A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. Ribbon is used for useful, ornamental, and symbolic purposes. Cultures around the world use ribbon in their hair, around the body, and as ornament on non-human animals, buildings, and packaging. Some popular fabrics used to make ribbons are satin, organza, sheer, silk, velvet, and grosgrain.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ribbon

   A ribbon is a long, narrow strip of fabric, often used for decorative purposes or for tying around something. It also refers to a symbolic strip of cloth used to represent an achievement or a particular cause. In computing, a ribbon is a horizontal strip near the top of a software application's window, which features clickable buttons and icons for performing various functions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ribbonnoun

   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

2. Ribbonnoun

   a narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons

3. Ribbonnoun

   same as Rib-band

4. Ribbonnoun

   driving reins

5. Ribbonnoun

   a bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide

6. Ribbonnoun

   a silver

7. Ribbonverb

   to adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons

8. Etymology: [OE. riban, OF. riban, F. ruban, probably of German origin; cf. D. ringband collar, necklace, E. ring circle, and band.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ribbon

   A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, velvet, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon and polyproylene. Ribbon is used for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolic purposes. Cultures around the world use ribbon in their hair, around the body, and as ornamentation on animals, buildings, and packaging. Some popular fabrics used to make ribbons are satin, organza, sheer, silk, velvet and grosgrain.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ribbon

   rib′on, n. a fillet or strip of silk: a narrow strip: (pl.) reins for driving: a shred: a watch-spring: an endless saw: (her.) a bearing considered usually as one of the subordinaries: (naut.) a painted moulding on the side of a ship—also Rib′and, Ribb′and.—adj. made of ribbon: having bands of different colours.—v.t. to adorn with ribbons: to stripe: to streak.—ns. Ribb′on-brake, a brake having a band which nearly surrounds the wheel whose motion is to be checked; Ribb′on-fish, a long, slender, compressed fish, like a ribbon; Ribb′on-grass, a variety of striped canary-grass: Lady's Garter; Ribb′onism, a system of secret associations among the lower classes in Ireland, at its greatest height from about 1835 to 1855—from the green badge worn; Ribb′onman, a member of a Ribbon society; Ribb′on-map, a map printed on a long strip which winds on an axis within a case; Ribb′on-seal, a North Pacific seal, banded and striped; Ribb′on-snake, a harmless striped snake abundant in the United States; Ribb′on-stamp, a simple form of printing-press for transferring colours to paper; Ribb′on-wave, a common geometrid moth; Ribb′on-weed, a seaweed whose frond has a long, flat blade; Ribb′on-wire, a strong tape with wire threads for strengthening garments; Ribb′on-worm, tapeworm.—Blue Ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Garter: anything which marks the attainment of some ambition, also the object itself: the badge adopted by a teetotal society; Red Ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath. [O. Fr. riban (Fr. ruban), perh. Celt.; cf. Ir. ribin, Gael. ribean. Diez suggests Dut. ring-band, necktie, collar.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ribbon

   Ribbon enables merchants to easily accept payments online and make an intuitive checkout experience for customers. Create a beautiful one-page checkout, sell in-stream on Facebook or embed payments onto a website or blog.If you can copy/paste, you can sell on any platform with Ribbon.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ribbon

   In heraldry, a diminutive of the ordinary called the bend, of which it is one-eighth in width.

Matched Categories

1. • Award
   • Notion
   • Object
   • Strip

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ribbon' in Nouns Frequency: #3021

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Anagrams for Ribbon »

1. robbin

How to pronounce Ribbon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ribbon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ribbon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ribbon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Ribbon in a Sentence

1. Robert Benchley:

   The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.

2. Reid Hoffman:

   If we could run a survey or hire academics or a blue ribbon committee to study something and deliberate that, and then we could factor that in [ to decisions ], of course that reduces risk. The problem is that also massively reduces time.

3. Napoleon Bonaparte:

   Men will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

4. The Pentagon:

   His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Basic Parachutist Badge.

5. Thomas Mahn:

   Our officers are very familiar with the many ways smugglers try to evade inspection, officers learn to think creatively about where things might be hidden because drugs can be anywhere – inside books, auto parts, spools of ribbon, crepe makers, study binders, food, statues, photo frames – if there is space inside an item it could contain something illegal.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ribbon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ribbon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ribbon
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ribbon
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ribbon
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ribbon
9. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ribbon
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ribbon