ribbon
pronunciation
How to pronounce ribbon in British English:
UK [ˈrɪbən]
How to pronounce ribbon in American English:
US [ˈrɪbən]
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- Noun:
- any long object resembling a thin line
- an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
- notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
Word Origin
- ribbon (n.)
- early 14c., ribane, from Old French riban "a ribbon," variant of ruban (13c.), of unknown origin, possibly from a Germanic compound whose second element is related to band (n.1); compare Middle Dutch ringhband "necklace." Modern spelling is from mid-16c. Originally a stripe in a material. Custom of colored ribbon loops worn on lapels to declare support for some group perceived as suffering or oppressed began in 1991 with AIDS red ribbons.
Example
- 1. I see not one white ribbon , but many .
- 2. The main spiral staircase depicts a rhythmic ribbon that ascends to attic space .
- 3. All the samples were taken from a centimeter-long extremely thin ribbon of the metallic glass .
- 4. Place it over the top of the jar and tie a ribbon around the rim of the jar .
- 5. Blue ribbon panels will be formed to analyze the causes of the worst american financial crisis since 1929 , and the u.s. congress will hold hearings to decide what to do .