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   ribbon

   /ˈrɪb(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration: "the tiny pink ribbons in her hair"
   • ▪ a ribbon of a special colour or design awarded as a prize or worn to indicate the holding of an honour, especially a small multicoloured piece of ribbon worn in place of the medal it represents: "his medal ribbons were bright as a rainbow"
   • ▪ prizes; honours: "in the Silk Cup trophy class Mullins stayed in the ribbons"
   • 2. a long, narrow strip: "slice the peppers into ribbons lengthways"
   • ▪ a narrow band of impregnated material wound on a spool and forming the inking agent in some typewriters and computer printers: "the notes had been typed on an old portable with a faded ribbon"

   verb

   • 1. extend or move in a long, narrow strip like a ribbon: "miles of concrete ribboned behind the bus"

   Word Origin early 16th century: variant of riband. The French spelling ruban was also frequent in the 16th–18th centuries.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ribboned adjective
   • 2. ribbon-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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