Lexic.us

Definition of Ribbon

1. Noun. Any long object resembling a thin line. "A thread of smoke climbed upward"

2. Noun. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.

3. Noun. A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter.

4. Noun. Notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming.

Definition of Ribbon

1. n. 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. v. t. To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.

Definition of Ribbon

1. Noun. A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. ¹

2. Noun. An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer. ¹

3. Noun. (computing graphical user interface) A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus. ¹

4. Noun. (cooking) In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip. ¹

5. Verb. To decorate with ribbon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ribbon

1. to decorate with ribbons (narrow strips of fine fabric) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Ribbon

1. 1. 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. A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons. 3. Same as Rib-band. 4. Driving reins. 5. A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide. 6. A silver. The blue ribbon, and The red ribbon, are phrases often used to designate the British orders of the Garter and of the Bath, respectively, the badges of which are suspended by ribbons of these colours. See Blue ribbon, under Blue. Ribbon fish. A tapeworm. A nemertean. Origin: OE. Riban, OF. Riban, F. Ruban, probably of German origin; cf. D. Ringband collar, necklace, E. Ring circle, and band Alternative forms: riband, ribband. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribbon

ribbers ribbie ribbier ribbies ribbiest ribbing ribbings ribbit ribbited ribbiting

ribbits ribbitted ribbitting ribbok ribboks ribbon (current term) ribbon-leaved water plantain ribbon development ribbon fern ribbon representation

ribbon seal ribbon seals ribbon snake ribbon synapse ribbon tree ribbon worm ribboned

Literary usage of Ribbon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"Measurement of Skew in GI MM optical ribbon fibers Masateru Tadakuma Osamu Aso Shu Namiki Optical transmission systems group wp-project team R&D division, ..."

2. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins by Johann Beckmann (1846)
"On the 8th of January 1681, it was declared by Imperial authority that a prohibition of ribbon-looms was both useful and necessary. ..."

3. The American Annual of Photography (1907)
"D is the printing frame set on anything to bring it central with the ground glass and tube which holds the ribbon.The frame, ground glass and light must be ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1862)
"The varieties of ribbon» are very numerous, as also the styles of ... In the fancy ribbon called chiné, the figures are printed or painted on the warp after ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Has a green ribbon. Obverse: Effigy of Queen Victoria. Reverse: A scroll within a wreath, inscribed FOR LONG SERVICE IN THE VOLUNTEER FORCE. ..."

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