Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ribbon
Ribbon
ribbon
n. 1 a a narrow strip or band of fabric, used esp. for trimming or decoration. b material in this form. 2 a ribbon of a special colour etc. worn to indicate some honour or membership of a sports team etc. 3 a long narrow strip of anything, e.g. impregnated material forming the inking agent in a typewriter. 4 (in pl.) ragged strips (torn to ribbons). Phrases and idioms ribbon development the building of houses along a main road, usu. one leading out of a town or village. ribbon worm a nemertean. Derivatives ribboned adj. Etymology: var. of RIBAND
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English riban, from Anglo-French ribane, rubane Date: 14th century 1. a flat or tubular narrow closely woven fabric (as of silk or rayon) used for trimmings or knitting, a narrow fabric used for tying packages, a piece of usually multicolored ~ worn as a military decoration or in place of a medal, a strip of colored satin given for winning a place in a competition, a strip of inked fabric (as in a typewriter), reins for controlling an animal, tatter, shred, ribband, ~like adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1716 1. to adorn with ~s, to divide into ~s, to cover with or as if with ~s, to rip to shreds ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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