Ribbon
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English
Noun
Ribbon (plural Ribbons)- A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
- (computing, graphical user interface) A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
Carpentry
1. In balloon framing the board notched into the exterior studs supporting the second floor beams
Verb
Ribbon (third-person singular simple present Ribbons, present participle Ribboning, simple past and past participle Ribboned)
- to decorate with ribbon
Synonyms
Thesaurus
Mystik tape, Scotch tape, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, adhesive tape, arch, atomic beam, atomic ray, band, bandage, bandeau, barrow, batten, bead, beam, beam of light, bejewel, belt, beribbon, bespangle, blue ribbon, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cellophane tape, cenotaph, cloth tape, column, cordon, cordon bleu, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, decoration, decoration of honor, diamond, dolmen, engrave, fascia, feather, figure, filigree, fillet, flag, flounce, flower, footstone, friction tape, gamma ray, garland, garter, gem, girdle, gleam, gold star, grand cordon, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, illuminate, infrared ray, inscription, invisible radiation, jewel, lath, leam, ligula, ligule, list, marker, masking tape, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, order, ornament, paint, patch, pencil, photon, pillar, plank, plaque, plastic tape, plume, prize, pyramid, radiation, radiorays, ray, ray of light, red ribbon, reliquary, remembrance, riband, ribband, ribbon of light, rostral column, shaft, shred, shrine, slat, slip, solar rays, spangle, spill, spline, star, stela, stone, strake, strap, streak, stream, stream of light, streamer, strip, stripe, strop, stupa, tablet, taenia, tape, tape measure, tapeline, testimonial, ticker tape, tinsel, tomb, tombstone, tope, trophy, ultraviolet ray, violet ray, wreathe
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪbən
Etymology
From Old French riban (French: ruban)
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