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ˈribbony, a.
[f. ribbon n. + -y.]
Abounding in, decked with, ribbons; resembling a ribbon or ribbons. ribbony gum (see quot. 1889).
1839Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 452/1 White and reddish brown, ribbony or festoony. 1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. vii. vi. (1872) II. 301 Some questionable quaint procession, ribbony, perhaps musical. 1889J. H. Maiden Useful Native Pl. 527 In Southern New South Wales it [Eucalyptus viminalis] bears the name of ‘Ribbony Gum’. 1890Harper's Mag. June 5/1 Rank rushes, with their long ribbony leaves. |