ribbon Definition

ribbon
noun

1a. Fine, usually coloured, material such as silk, etc, formed into a long narrow strip or band;
1b. A strip of such material used for decorating clothes, tying hair, parcels, etc.

Thesaurus: strip, sash, band.
2. Any ribbon-like long narrow strip, eg of some material, or the form of a road or path, etc.
3. A small strip of coloured cloth, worn to show membership of a team, as a sign of having won an award, medal, etc.
4. A long narrow strip of inked cloth used to produce print in a typewriter, printer, etc.
5. Strips or tatters of torn material.

Example: hanging in ribbons
Thesaurus: tatters, shreds.
Form: ribbons (usually)

verb ribboned, ribboning

1. To decorate or tie something with a ribbon or ribbons.
2. To mark something with ribbon-like stripes.
tr & intr
3. To form or separate into narrow strips.
intr
4. Said eg of a road or path, or of some viscous or flexible substance: to extend in the form of a ribbon or a long narrow band.

Form: ribbon out (usually)

Etymology: 16c: from French reubon.