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noun / verb

ribbon

RIB-uhn/ˈrɪbən/

A long, narrow strip of material.

A red ribbon forms a bow around the gift.

A narrow red fabric ribbon tied into a bow around a small plain cream gift box, with long loose tails clearly showing the strip's width, folds and woven edges.
Etymology
ribbonOld Frenchribbon

Old French ruban names the ribbon, but its deeper origin is unknown. In English, the word first meant a stripe in material, then a separate narrow woven band used for ornament or other purposes.

In context

Lazy Historian44:55
The knocker has been wrapped in black ribbon.
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More examples

  • A ribbon of road crossed the hillside.
  • The costume was ribboned with narrow strips of silk.
  • Several ribbons hung from the trophy.

Forms

ribbon · ribbons · ribboned · ribboning

Similar words

strip
Any long narrow piece.
band
A strip encircling or marking something.