Definition of ribbon - WordReference.com Dictionary

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ribbon
A	noun
	1	ribbon
			notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚article ╚notion ╚ribbon ╚riband; ribband
	2	ribbon, typewriter ribbon
			a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚strip; slip ╚ribbon, typewriter ribbon
	3	decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
			an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚award; accolade; honor; honour; laurels ╚decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon ╚Order of the Purple Heart; Purple Heart ╚Bronze Star Medal; Bronze Star ╚Silver Star Medal; Silver Star ╚Air Medal ╚Distinguished Flying Cross ╚Navy Cross ╚Distinguished Service Cross ╚Distinguished Service Medal ╚Medal of Honor; Congressional Medal of Honor ╚silver medal; silver ╚gold medal ╚bronze medal
	4	ribbon, thread
			any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚ribbon, thread ╚blade

wash like ribbon
stretch like a ribbon
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