ribbon
Multiple Entries:ribbon blue riband
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ribbon/ˈrɪbən/
▶noun
- 1 a long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration.
■ a ribbon of a special colour or design awarded as a prize or worn to indicate the holding of an honour.
- 2 a long, narrow strip.
- 3 a narrow band of impregnated material forming the inking agent in some typewriters and computer printers.
– phrases
cut (or tear) something to ribbons damage something severely.
cut (or tear) something to ribbons damage something severely.
– derivatives
ribboned adjective.
ribboned adjective.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blue riband/bluːˈrɪbənd/
▶noun
- 1 (N. Amer. also blue ribbon) a ribbon of blue silk given to the winner of a competition or as a mark of great distinction.
■ a badge worn by members of the Order of the Garter.
- 2 (Blue Riband or Ribbon) a trophy for the ship making the fastest eastward sea crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a regular commercial voyage.
- 1 of the highest quality; first-class.
- 2 (of a jury or committee) carefully or specially selected.
'ribbon' also found in these Oxford entries:
banderole
- blue riband
- clasp
- cordon bleu
- eelgrass
- fasciated
- fettuccine
- fillet
- hatband
- knot
- label
- leptotene
- magnesium flare
- nemertean
- oarweed
- point
- razor wire
- red ribbon
- riband
- ribbon development
- ribbon worm
- rosette
- rouleau
- snood
- sword knot
- taenia
- tapeworm
- tawdry
- topknot
- tressure

