Ribbon Definition

rĭbən
ribbons
noun
ribbons
A narrow strip of silk, rayon, velvet, etc. finished at the edges and of various widths, used for decoration, tying things, etc.
Webster's New World
A long thin strip.
A ribbon of sand along the shore.
American Heritage
Material in such strips.
Webster's New World
Anything suggesting such a strip.
A ribbon of blue sky.
Webster's New World
Tattered or ragged strips.
A dress torn to ribbons.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
ribbons
To extend or form in a ribbonlike strip or strips.
Webster's New World
To decorate, trim, or mark with or as with a ribbon or ribbons.
Webster's New World
To split or tear into ribbonlike strips or shreds.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ribbon

Noun

Singular:
ribbon
Plural:
ribbons

Origin of Ribbon

  • Middle English ribban, riban from Old French ruban probably of Germanic origin bhendh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French riban (French: ruban).

    From Wiktionary

Ribbon Sentence Examples

  • The black ribbon of the demon was gone.

  • The star, badge and ribbon of the order are illustrated on Plate II., figs.

  • The rich maroon hue was mixed with a ribbon of black.

  • In Squier and Crehore's " Synchronograph " system " sine waves of current, instead of sharp " makes and breaks," or sharp reversals, are employed for transmitting signals, the waves being produced by an alternating-current dynamo, and regulated by means of a perforated paper ribbon, as in the Wheatstone automatic system.

  • The warm sun had eaten most of the snow from the roadway, leaving a contrasting black ribbon, in places still snow-patched from last night's covering.

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Words Starting With

RRIRIB

Words Ending With

NONBON

Unscrambles

ribbon

Words Starting With R and Ending With N

Starts With R & Ends With NStarts With RI & Ends With NStarts With R & Ends With ON

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With N