A loop; a narrow strip of anything, a thong. Obsolete except as in 1c.

A hanging strip of skin or flesh; a flap of skin or flesh. Obsolete.

A narrow piece (primarily of textile material, paper, or the like; hence gen.) of approximately uniform breadth.

A slip or slice; a long narrow piece or strip. Also figurative (quot. 1597).

A long and relatively thin and narrow piece or strip of some material. Frequently with of.

A slip or strip.

A thin narrow strip of any material. In many mechanical applications, e.g. in Coining, the ribbon of metal out of which the blanks or planchets are…

A small strip.

Anything that forms a narrow strip or is suggestive of a ribbon; = ribbon, n. 3a. Frequently with of.

transferred. gen. Something long and narrow, that hangs loose in the manner of a streamer.

A narrow piece of board, metal plate, etc.

A small strip. Also attributive.

Anything that forms a narrow strip or that is suggestive of a ribbon; = riband, n. 3a; spec. a strip of land, esp. a path or road. Frequently with of.