Definition of Riband

1. Noun. A ribbon used as a decoration.

Exact synonyms: Ribband
Generic synonyms: Ribbon

Definition of Riband

1. n. See Ribbon.

2. n. See Rib-band.

Definition of Riband

1. Noun. ribbon ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Riband

1. a ribbon [n -S]

Medical Definition of Riband

1. Riband jasper, a variety of jasper having stripes of different colours, as red and green. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riband

rib cages
rib eye steak
rib eye steaks
rib joint pliers
rib notching
rib roast
riba
ribald
ribaldish
ribaldly
ribaldries
ribaldrous
ribaldry
ribalds
riban
riband (current term)
ribanded
ribands
ribans
ribas
ribat
ribats
ribaud
ribaudequin
ribaudries
ribaudry
ribauds
ribaudy
ribauld
ribaulds

Literary usage of Riband

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

1. Yule-tide Stories: A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular by Benjamin Thorpe (1853)
"When they had been journeying for some time, they observed a blue riband ... Hans stooped to take it up, but his mother said: " Let the old riband lie; ..."

2. A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German by George Webbe Dasent, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1906)
"When they had been journeying for some time, they observed a blue riband lying ... Hans stooped to take it up, but his mother said: "Let the old riband lie; ..."

3. A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German by George Webbe Dasent, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1906)
"Hans stooped to take it up, but his mother said: "Let the old riband lie; ... It would be a real pity to let so pretty a riband lie here;" so he took it up, ..."

4. A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German, by George by George Webbe Dasent (1907)
"When they had been journeying for some time, they observed a blue riband lying ... Hans stooped to take it up, but his mother said: "Let the old riband lie; ..."

5. A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German by George Webbe Dasent (1907)
"When they had been journeying for some time, they observed a blue riband lying ... Hans stooped to take it up, but his mother said: "Let the old riband lie; ..."

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