Definitions for ribbon
ˈrɪb ənrib·bon

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ribbonnoun

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

   Etymology: From riban (French: ruban).

2. ribbonnoun

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

   Etymology: From riban (French: ruban).

3. ribbonnoun

   A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.

   Etymology: From riban (French: ruban).

4. ribbonnoun

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

   Etymology: From riban (French: ruban).

5. ribbonverb

   To decorate with ribbon.

   Etymology: From riban (French: ruban).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Ribbonnoun

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

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

3. Ribbonnoun

   same as Rib-band

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

4. Ribbonnoun

   driving reins

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

5. Ribbonnoun

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

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

6. Ribbonnoun

   a silver

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

7. Ribbonverb

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

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

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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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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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 Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Anagrams for ribbon »

1. robbin

How to pronounce ribbon?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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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. Jeb Bush:

   I thought the host was Amy Schumer; I totally blew it. But since it's you, we're lowering our contest fee to $1, and I'll enter yours with a donation to the Yellow Ribbon Fund.

2. 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.

3. Keith Anderson:

   That's the kind of thing that starts to freak out suppliers, it's a little off-putting to see a ribbon right below what you just paid for that says,' Look at our products.' Our Brands are right to be skeptical.

4. Mark Feldstein:

   It varies widely. Some appoint outside independent blue-ribbon commissions to investigate and issue a public report, others investigate internally with or without a public report and some clam up entirely.

5. Napoleon Bonaparte:

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

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