ribbon

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English

Alternative forms

• reebon (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English riban, ryban, ryband, from Old French riban, ruban ( > modern French ruban), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic compound whose second element is cognate with English band. Compare Middle Dutch ringhband (“necklace”, literally “ring-band”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪbən/
• Rhymes: -ɪbən

Noun

ribbon (countable and uncountable, plural ribbons)

2. A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
3. An awareness ribbon.
4. An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
5. A narrow strip or shred.
   1. (cooking) In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
6. (shipbuilding) Alternative form of ribband.
7. (nautical) A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
8. A watchspring.
9. A bandsaw.
10. (slang, dated, in the plural) Reins for a horse.
11. (heraldry) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
12. (spinning) A sliver.
13. (journalism) A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
14. (graphical user interface) A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
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      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.

Alternative forms

• ribband (obsolete)

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Japanese: リボン (ribon)
• → Korean: 리본 (ribon)

Translations

See also

• riband

Verb

ribbon (third-person singular simple present ribbons, present participle ribboning, simple past and past participle ribboned)

1. (transitive) To decorate with ribbon.

   Synonym: beribbon

2. (transitive) To stripe or streak.

Anagrams

• Robbin, robbin