ribbon
[noun]
Synonyms: strip, band, bandeau, banding, fillet, stripe

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rib‧bon /ˈrɪbən/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: riband 'ribbon' (14-21 centuries), from Old French riban, ruban]

1. PIECE OF CLOTH [uncountable and countable] a narrow piece of attractive cloth that you use, for example, to tie your hair or hold things together ⇒ bow:
little girls with ribbons in their hair
a bundle of letters tied with pale blue ribbon
The ribbon was cut and the new station was officially open.

2. MILITARY HONOUR [countable] a piece of ribbon with a special pattern on it that you wear to show that you have received a military honour

3. PRIZE [countable] American English a length of coloured ribbon, sometimes arranged in the form of a flat flower, that is given as a prize in a competition Synonym : rosette British English:
For the second time she won the blue ribbon (=first prize).

4. SOMETHING NARROW [singular] written something that is long and narrow
ribbon of
a winding ribbon of water

5. be cut/torn to ribbons to be cut or torn in a lot of places:
Her legs were bruised and her feet were cut to ribbons.

6. INK [countable] a long narrow piece of cloth or plastic with ink on it that is used in a typewriter

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ribbon
noun
ADJ. long | wide | narrow, thin | satin, silk, velvet | hair, medal
QUANT. length, piece He cut off a length of ribbon.
VERB + RIBBON tie, tie sth (back/up) with He tied some gold ribbon round the present. Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon.
undo, untie | cut The Lord Mayor cut a ribbon to launch the celebrations.
have, wear She had a pink ribbon in her hair. She was wearing a pink hair ribbon.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲