Sekirov Dictionary

ribbon

/ˈɹɪbən/

noun 15
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 1

noun15

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
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An awareness ribbon.
- 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. — 2018
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A narrow strip or shred.
- sails torn to ribbons
In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
A sliver.
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A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
- 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. — 2007
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An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
- Late at night, in the typewriter light / Ripped his ribbon to shreds — 1989
An apparatus with a handle and a long narrow strip of fabric.
An apparatus program with a ribbon.
A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
A watchspring.
A bandsaw.
A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
[in the plural] (slang, old-fashioned) Reins for a horse.

verb2

To decorate with ribbon.
To stripe or streak.

forms

ribboned · ribboning · ribbons

Phrases with ribbon

blue ribbon
The highest honor or prize awarded in some competitions and contests.

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