Blue Ribbon Definition

blo͝oribən
noun
The blue silk ribbon of the Order of the Garter.
Webster's New World
A blue ribbon awarded as first prize in a competition.
Webster's New World
An award or honor given for excellence.
American Heritage
First prize in a competition.
Webster's New World

A badge worn or displayed to advocate freedom from online censorship.

The icon of the blue ribbon on her site should not be taken to mean she opposes parental filtration programs.
Wiktionary
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adjective
Preeminent or outstanding of its kind.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a panel made up of persons specially selected as for their expertise.
Webster's New World

Very superior in quality, style, or substance.

The governor selected a cadre of blue ribbon social scientists to serve on her poverty task force.
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Noun

Singular:
blue ribbon
Plural:
blue-ribbons

Origin of Blue Ribbon

  • Perhaps a calque translation of Middle French cordon bleu (“blue ribbon”) worn by knights of the highest order of chivalry or after Blue Riband, a sailing award.

    From Wiktionary

Blue Ribbon Sentence Examples

  • Pulling her hair into a pony tail, she secured it with a blue ribbon.

  • Hanging from a light blue ribbon it had the King's head on the obverse while the reverse bore the words " Militia.

  • He was generally in evening dress - black pantaloons (tight) and a white waistcoat, with Blue Ribbon and Garter.

  • Stranger and more exotic species in the country include neon-coloured blue ribbon eel, pufferfish and boxfish and leaf scorpionfish.

  • It was not the dress, but the face and whole figure of Princess Mary that was not pretty, but neither Mademoiselle Bourienne nor the little princess felt this; they still thought that if a blue ribbon were placed in the hair, the hair combed up, and the blue scarf arranged lower on the best maroon dress, and so on, all would be well.

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Words Starting With

BBLBLU

Words Ending With

NONBON

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With B11 Letter Words Ending With N