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ribbonn. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymology: Variant of riband n. (see discussion of form history at that entry). All spellings with o in the second syllable have been placed at this entry. In many senses, including the commonest basic senses, both ribbon and riband are found in contemporary usage, although the usage of individuals or of particular publications may prefer one form over the other. However, for a number of the specific senses below the spelling riband occurs rarely if at all, and to this extent semantic differentiation could be said to have occurred between the two forms, although it should be noted that there appear to be no senses for which the form riband predominates. With earlier use compare also ruban n. 1. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > ribbon α. 1518 in (1914) 73 Item payd for ij Rydyng Coopes with ye rybbonds & makyngs—28s. 8d. a1631 J. Donne (1650) 264 I beg nor ribbond wrought with thine owne hands..Nor Ring. 1676 G. Etherege i. i. 12 That a mans excellency should lie in Neatly tying of a Ribbond, or a Crevat! 1712 R. Steele No. 410. ⁋1 She was dressed in a black Tabby Mantua and Petticoat, without Ribbonds. 1789 J. O'Keeffe ii. i. 27 She in the white and tartan ribbonds. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > ribbon > collectively α. 1527 in W. L. Nash (1851) 31 For rebond & silk for the reperacon of vestments. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus i. v. 59 Girding them selues..with brode Ribbond of sarsenet. 1648 Earl of Westmorland f. 70 When my Glove or Shoo Want Ribbond, Call for th' Nails that pierc'd Him too. 1727 in A. Pope et al. Peri Bathous 35 in J. Swift et al. And knots of scarlet Ribbond deck his Mane. 2. society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > insignia of order the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > award for merit > decoration > ribbon 1651 Let. from France in No. 116. 1800 The Queen [of France] hath sent to the Count of Doignion..promising him the staffe of the Marshall of France, and of a blew Ribbon. 1725 J. Wainwright in (Hist. MSS. Comm.) VI. 1 The new institution of Knights of the Bath fills the town with an expectation of red ribbons. 1726 E. Young 4 See, Britain, see thy Walpole shine from far, His azure Ribbon, and his radiant Star. 1813 Gen. Order 7 Oct. in 9 Oct. The Crosses, Medals, and Clasps are to be worn..suspended by a Ribbon of the colour of the sash, with a blue edge, round the neck. 1835 A. Ure 404 Grandees..may be indulged in their learned play-things, as in the ribbon and the star. 1863 A. W. Kinglake I. i. 12 Down to the giving of trinkets and ribbons, he was not forgetful. 1879 Christmas No. 64/1 There were one or two stars and ribbons. 1941 J. McDowell Morgan 76 A unique badge of honor, being a small silver star,..designed to be worn on the ribbon of a campaign medal to indicate..‘a citation for gallantry in action’. 1969 D. Lambert xii. 152 His Army cap badge, a couple of Service ribbons. 1991 (Nexis) 21 May He emerged displaying the ribbon of knighthood, an insignia with a star and a badge—the highest honor Britain can bestow on a foreigner. 2008 (National ed.) 11 May (Styles section) 11/1 The Legion of Honor was founded in 1802 by Napoleon... There are several ranks, each with a medal or ribbon, starting with chevalier, or knight, [etc.]. the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > other specific prize the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > there is much success [phrase] > among the prizewinners the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [phrase] > among the prize-winners 1860 6 Sept. After the trial, the blue ribbon, the first premium, was placed on the black horse owned by H. E. Pattison. 1861 7 Dec. 355/1 He had won a ribbon and a medal [in a swimming race]. 1932 23 July 42/3 He [sc. a horse] went off like the stock market on Saturdays and wasn't in the ribbons. 1957 M. McCarthy 127 The virtuous ones wore wide blue or green moire good-conduct ribbons. 1977 10 June 24/2 (caption) Julia Watts on her Song of the Sea,..again in the ribbons among the hacks at the Hertfordshire Show. 1990 Sept. 190/2 They [sc. hotels] may be given stars,..crowns,..ribbons (usually blue), rosettes, [etc.]. 2005 (Nexis) 20 Apr. c1 The talented prize holders received not only a ribbon from the county, but several awards from other sources as well. 3. the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [noun] > long narrow piece the world > the earth > land > tract > [noun] > strip society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] 1656 Duchess of Newcastle 67 Ribbons of Pinks and Gilliflowers makes, Roses both white and red, for Knots she [sc. the Spring] takes. 1732 F. Bellers Let. Aug. in A. Pope (1735) II. 40 Danube's Streams in Ribbons flow. 1796 W. Marshall I. 222 During the winter months, a West Devonshire Orchard,..appears as if hung with hoar frost; owing to the white moss which hangs in ribbons from its boughs. 1847 H. Miller xv. 276 A long green ribbon of flat meadow, laid down in the middle of the landscape like a web on a bleaching green. 1872 O. W. Holmes i. 23 A long ribbon of bark [was] torn away. 1889 10 181 A second plate shows four flashes [of lightning]... None of these flashes are ribbons. 1893 R. L. Stevenson i. 4 At the top only a ribbon of sky showed in. 1923 26 May 7/4 Pedestrians should not walk in the road..but should keep to the footpaths or ribbons on the Downs specially prepared for them. 1958 6 June 721/3 The factories are in other parts of the borough, along the ribbon of Western Avenue. 1976 M. Maguire xii. 182 Staring out at the ribbon of road ahead. 2008 14 Feb. 42/3 His far-fetched innovations can be found in..the humble (air-puffed pizza pebbles) and the exalted (a creamy ribbon of foie gras). society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > [noun] > strip of 1763 W. Lewis 45 The ribbon [of gold leaf] is divided by compasses and cut with sheers into equal pieces. 1843 C. Holtzapffel I. 223 The twisted barrels [of muskets] are made out of long ribbons of iron wound spirally around a mandrel. 1871 B. Stewart (ed. 2) §80 If a straight ribbon or bar be made of two metals. 1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney 146/1 A form of tube known as ‘helical’, which is formed from a thin steel band or ribbon, wrapped into the form of a tube and brazed at the edges. 1948 A. L. Rawlings (ed. 2) iii. 36 Practically all commercial pendulum clocks use a thin steel ribbon as the means of suspending the pendulum. 2004 (Nexis) 21 Jan. (Business section) 2 The transfer of heat along a series of flexible metal ribbons 2 mm thick. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > melted or bleached beeswax > strip ready for bleaching 1775 tr. 308 This process [sc. continual turning] will make the wax flake in the water into small ribbons as thin as silver paper. 1838 T. Thomson 445 To free it from these impurities, it is melted in water, and cast into thin ribbons. 1856 460 The melted wax, running in small streams upon the revolving wet drum, is floated off..in the form of exceedingly thin strips or flakes, called ribbons. 1884 J. Gardner i. 31 If the weather be favourable, the wax will become white in a few days. It is again remelted, formed into ribbons, and exposed as before. 1942 Jan. 56/2 After polymerization, the molten nylon is extruded as a ribbon onto a chilled roll. 1838 H. D. Rogers iii. 32 These ribbons are..carefully excluded from the slates when they undergo the operation of cleaning and trimming. 1898 W. C. Day in 257 The normal product of roofing slates is called No. 1 stock, and this is entirely free from ribbons. 1921 23 448 The ribbons crossing the gracefully curved wings at different angles made beautifully matched patterns. 1997 D. Helm in K. Ireton 47 Slates without ribbons are called ‘clear’. society > communication > printing > printing machine or press > parts of printers or presses > [noun] > printer ribbon society > communication > printing > typing > typewriter > [noun] > ribbon 1841 34 13/1 In the upper part of the machine, a ribbon several yards in length, saturated with ink, passes over two pulleys, unwinding from one to the other as the machine is worked, the ribbon constantly remaining between the type and the [railway] tickets. a1877 E. H. Knight III. 1936/2 Ribbons for hand-stamps are tapes saturated with an oily pigment. 1883 J. G. Petrie 16 For ordinary writing a black ribbon is best. 1883 J. G. Petrie 16 Ribbons will last a long time if they are taken care of. 1907 (1969) 357/2 The..Typewriter Desk..has drawers for holding Carbon, Ribbons, Stationery. 1946 K. Amis 2 Dec. (2000) 102 I am not printing these words because the ribbon on my printer is all 2 cock and shagged 8. 1962 Dec. 358/2 All the models had automatic ribbon reverse. 1976 N. Meyer viii. 77 Address typewritten—on a Remington in need of a new ribbon. 2002 No. 12. 93/1 A dye sublimation printer uses dye held on a ribbon or roll and transfers it to special paper using heat. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > ribbon or band of loose fibres 1842 XXII. 349/1 It is necessary..to lay the fibres or filaments parallel with each other, so as to form them into a soft continuous ribbon or cord. 1879 (new ed.) IV. 273/1 The cotton..issues a soft pure ribbon, technically called a sliver. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland (ed. 2) ii. xviii. 536 The stems are cut for fibre just before flowering. After removal of the leaves each stem is divided into strips or ribbons about 3 inches wide. 1990 J. K. Campbell ix. 243 Each pseudostem [of abaca] has an outside layer that contains the commercial fiber... By inserting a machete between the outer and middle layers, ribbons of the outer layer 6-7 cm wide are stripped off for processing. 2003 P. R. Lord (new ed.) App. 5 379 The ends of the portion of yarn shown were restrained from untwisting by wrapper fibers, whilst those in the center of the picture were almost completely untwisted to form a ribbon. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > microphone 1936 R. S. Glasgow xiii. 410 The use of a directional microphone of the ribbon type is..of assistance in reducing the effects of sound reflection.] 1937 L. Lewis Radio Dict. in May 40/3 Ribbon, a velocity microphone. 1962 A. Nisbett ii. 44 The two microphones can be so placed that the only move necessary to get from one to the other is a slight turn. The ribbon will have a smooth, realistic quality. 2007 Feb. 98/3 Like most mics, ribbons vary considerably in their sound but they're typically referred to as quite ‘natural’. Another common feature is their sensitivity to wind and plosives. 4. society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > bell rung by cord > bell-pull 1699 B. E. Pluck the Ribond,..ring the Bell at the Tavern. ?1793 J. Caulfield Pluck the ribbon, ring the bell.] the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > gin > [noun] 1811 at Ribbin The cull lushes the blue ribbin [1823 ribbon]; the silly fellow drinks common gin. 1874 (rev. ed.) 269 Ribbon, gin, or other spirits. 1881 A. Trumble 29/2 Ribbon, liquor. the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > reins 1813 41 129 Their adroitness in the use of the ribbons..excited universal admiration. 1843 G. W. Le Fevre III. iii. iv. 124 I was surprised to see my factotum mount the box, and take the ribbons in his hand. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ (1891) 187 Brandon held the ribbons, while Parklands took the box-seat. 1937 J. P. Marquand vii. 78 George Apley, who was able to handle the ribbons himself, acquitted himself well on such occasions. 1998 P. M. Ryan (1999) 61 Charlotte held the ribbons lightly and tried to keep the wagon straight on the road. society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > ribbon 1704 J. Harris I. (at cited word) Ribbon..; it is born a little cut off from the out-lines of the Escutcheon. 1722 A. Nisbet I. i. xiii. 90. The Diminutive of the Cost, is called a Ribbon, and doth contain the eight Part of the Breadth of the Bend. 1838 XII. 141/1 The Bend has four diminutives; the Bendlet, the Garter, the Cost, and the Ribbon. 1880 XI. 695/1 The ribbon is used as a difference, and is sometimes couped or cut short, when it becomes a bâton. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner at cited word Ribbon,..the third diminutive of the bend..being a cost (or cottice) couped..at each end to half its length. society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > strip of wood 1711 W. Sutherland 26 Then hang up a Ribbon at the Floor Sirmark, and..nail that Ribbon, and shore it with very able Pieces of Timber. 1739 C. Labelye 25 A Ground-Timber or Ribbon 14 Inches wide and 7 Inches thick. 1776 G. Semple 102 Such Piles..may be cut off level, and a Ribbon run along the outside of them. 1838 H. W. Ellsworth App. 170 In order to have the earliest practicable use of the road, the company put on hard maple ribbons last fall, about three inches wide, and one and a half and two inches thick. 1875 E. H. Knight Ribbon,..a long, thin strip of wood or a series of such strips connecting a number of parts. 1941 J. Agee & W. Evans 141 Each of these boards..was taken between the shrieking of saws into strict ribbons. 2007 (Nexis) 195 106 Even the custom-designed wood-burning stove hovers above the floor, hanging from one of the timber ribbons. 7. the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [noun] > arrangement in line or column 1803 9 260 He perceived a kind of vascular ribbon, which he feared to divide, from an apprehension of hæmorrhage. 1861 J. R. Greene II. 224 At each extremity of the ribbon the marginal and medial canals anastomose with one another. 1882 J. F. Knott (ed. 3) x. 389 If the section engages the upper part of the cerebral peduncles and the ribbon of Reil, reflex movements are destroyed. 1938 1 Jan. 18/2 After sufficient coagulation, the forceps is opened; a compressed coagulated ribbon of tissue remains. 1966 3 79 In the frontal lobe the cortex had been reduced to a thin ribbon of tissue. 2006 103 2898/1 Each of these afferent synapses contains a presynaptic dense body (also known as the synaptic body..or synaptic ribbon). the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [noun] > parts of specific shape 1854 C. Kingsley in Nov. xxii. 17 The delicate green ribbons of the Zostera. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs (ed. 2) 362 Transverse divisions arise, and irregularly branched cellular ribbons are formed. 1901 J. M. Coulter 259 They [sc. red algae] show the greatest variety of forms, branching filaments, ribbons, and filmy plates prevailing. 1988 S. Y. Mills 133 Kelp... A familiar seaweed in the form of long ribbons or thalli, around 100cm long and 5cm across. Phrasesthe world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment > torn off > torn strip(s) 1820 P. B. Shelley Vision of Sea in 174 The rags of the sail Are flickering in ribbons within the fierce gale. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ 137 Now my best little Teneriffe-work teacloth is simply in ribbons. 1943 22 Oct. 18/4 The digs will start coming your way... You can take your reputation home in ribbons. 1996 S. Deane (1997) i. 28 The slashed wallpaper was hanging down in ribbons. 1781 J. Rickman ii. 280 We were surprised by a sudden squall, which split our main top-sail, and shivered our jib to ribbons. 1818 M. Birkbeck 90 The enraged barrister, with a hand-whip, or cow-hide, as they are called..actually cut his jacket to ribbons. 1848 Ld. G. Bentinck in (1884) III. 165 He cuts Cobden to ribbons; and Cobden writhes and quails under him. 1937 Nov. 359/1 The sandy wastes of the Gobi are being cut to ribbons by motor-truck tyres. 1974 J. Brennan (1979) v. 53 They had to run over..jagged lava..that could cut the average horse's feet to ribbons. 1998 B. Elton (1999) xlviii. 306 Navy morale was shot to ribbons. 1884 22 Aug. 3/5 The prow..at exactly half-past two, cut the ribbon and the Prince declared the Albert Edward Dock to be open. 1896 17 Before asking Mr. Deputy White to cut the ribbon and release the flood of harmony from the tower above, Mr. Johnston addressed a few words to those present. 1911 1 Sept. 7/5 He declared the dock open amid loud cheers. Lady Aberdeen then cut the ribbon. 1959 E. Shultz & W. Simmons 164 Al Smith..led a merry throng down Fifth Avenue after which his two grandchildren cut a ribbon. 1982 (Nexis) 26 Nov. (Metro section) b2 Our editorial page observed this week that politicians love to cut ribbons for new highways and bridges. 2005 J. MacGregor v. 140 Sam Walton cut the ribbon to open the first Wal-Mart store in 1962. Compounds C1. a. General attributive. c1874 84 The Ribbon Cotillon... Each dancer selects a ribbon. When all have chosen, those which have selected the same colour dance together. 1834 App. B. 2. I. i. 237 A ribbon factory did exist, but has been given up from loss. 1929 W. F. Neff iii. 108 Miss Martineau..observed the discrimination the men used against the women in the ribbon factories. 2004 in H. K. Rabinowitz vii. 142 Some of my women patients work at the local factories around here—the ribbon factory, the carpet factory, [etc.]. 1812 37 304 Ribbon-fronts are more in request than those of brass. 1965 9 Jan. 1/2 Three-ply pure wool hand-knitted cardigans with matching ribbon fronts. 2002 (Nexis) 20 Mar. 7 Off-the-shoulder tops may not suit everyone, but a ruffle detail or ribbon front provides the essential core look without going over the top. 1751 J. Kippax tr. J. de Uztáriz II. xcix. 272 It is our interest to cherish the manufacture [of ribbon] in Madrid, and..dispense to every three ribbon looms the same immunities and indulgences proposed for one silk loom. 1835 A. Ure 245 In our single-hand ribbon-loom, the weaver can make but a piece and a half a week. 2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans 167/2 [In 1579] the ribbon loom, a loom for narrow fabrics that can weave several pieces at a time, is invented. 1604 ‘W. Terilo’ lxix And Ribon Roses take such place, That Garden Roses want their grace. 1877 C. T. Brooks tr. J. P. F. Richter (new ed.) I. xiii. 384 She was an artificial ribbon-rose beside one by Van der Ruysch. 1996 C. Kling 35 If you want your wired ribbon rose more ruffled, add pleats to it. 1683 (broadsheet) Old Beddingfield, who like a Fop Forsook's quiet Grave to keep a Ribbon-Shop. 1717 J. Gay iii. 72 At last [I] was directed to a Ribbon-Shop in Covent-Garden. 1857 ‘G. Eliot’ in July 62/1 The Dissent..had let off half its chapel area as a ribbon-shop. 1994 (Nexis) 18 July (Home Weekly section) 6 She stopped at the best ribbon shop in Melbourne..and selected three metres of velvet and three metres of satin. 1721 T. Tickell 20 Loose in the winds small ribon streamers flow, Dipt in all colours of the heavenly bow. 1854 Nov. 510/2 The oxen had each a ribbon streamer flying upon either horn. 1923 22 June 11 Cabriolet hats are in fashion again... With a cabriolet you must have ribbon streamers falling over one shoulder. 2005 A. Beveridge 77 Cut an inverted V into one end of each ribbon streamer. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth II. xx. 530 Cloth-work, crape-work, chenille-work, ribbon-work, wafer-work,..have all passed away in our own memory. 1856 O. Jones xv. 3 Various patterns, mostly geometrical, consisting of interlaced ribbon-work,..and strange monstrous animals and birds. 1960 H. Hayward 238/2 Ribbon work, embroidery in fine, narrow silk ribbons often combined with chenille thread and aerophane. 2003 Mar. 51/1 (caption) We used elements of the Star of Bethlehem and Fleur-de-lis quilts as well as Native American ribbonwork to create a quilt in keeping with the traditional look of the fabric line. b. With sense ‘resembling a ribbon or ribbons’, ‘forming a long narrow strip or strips’. 1870 844/2 A flat ribbon conductor. 1896 F. Bedell 306 Conductors may be made up of a number of wires in parallel, although ribbon-conductors are preferable. 1967 20 Oct. 331/2 For ribbon conductors, in particular, different current distributions may lead to small changes in the field shape. 1753 W. Hogarth v. 68 Called by the carvers ‘the stick-and-ribbon ornament’; and, when the stick through the ribbon is omitted, it is called ‘the ribbon-edge’. 1870 5 Feb. 368/2 The amazing blue of the water, with its ribbon-edge of paler colours. 1997 D. Onians vii. 86/2 Pare the edge with a straight-edged chisel... This gives a ribbon edge which emphasizes the pattern. 1915 7 78/3 Splendid returns from the new ribbon-flame natural gas burner. 1973 30 July 11/2 The cooker embodies another step forward in technology—a ribbon flame instead of the old jets. 2006 (Nexis) 30 June (Features section) 16 Polished concrete flooring, exposed brickwork and a central ribbon-flame gas fire create a modern look in the main living area. 1889 10 176 Photographs of lightning have frequently been obtained showing banded, ribbon or double flashes. 1909 17 Dec. 865/2 The hot gas conducting the discharges may be displaced laterally..spreading out the discharges into a ribbon... Photographs of these ribbon flashes show their true character plainly. 2003 (Nexis) Mar. 11 The ribbon flash of trout. 1855 (Christie & Manson) 27 A magnificent cabaret,..consisting of plateau, with white ribbon handles, exquisitely painted. 1942 11 2 Finally there is the oval-bodied pitcher with flat bottom, ribbon handle, short neck and trefoil lip. 1995 26 84 The drawing..has been reconstructed as a..conical-bodied jug with angular ribbon-handle. 1835 26 Dec. 472 (table) Ribbon isinglass, New York. 1888 G. B. Goode 361 $450,000 worth of ribbon-isinglass. 1918 Feb. 183/2 Winding the dried ribbon isinglass on a wooden spool. 1840 Jan. 73/2 The motto..is in the ribbon letters of the fifteenth century. 1910 29 June 13/3 The sale..revealed the existence of a specimen of..an original Block Book Grotesque Alphabet. This consists of 24 letters and six leaves of ribbon letters. 1993 R. Firmage 193 (caption) Writing sample of 1657 by Edward Cocker;..with ribbon letters by L. Vicentino. 1866 (title) Coloney and Fairchild's Ribbon Map of the Father of the Waters. 1953 63 280/1 Vacationing motorists..may profit by two auto accessories recently patented. One device tells the motorist exactly where he is, pointing out his position on a ribbon map. 2000 F. Quinn i. 30 The most widely used maps in the early 16th century were variations on medieval ribbon maps, which assumed Jerusalem was at the earth's center. 1851 8 205 A facsimile of the inscription and interlaced ribbon ornament existing upon a sculptured stone at St. Cleer, in Cornwall. 1941 6 32 There were a fair number of vaulting ribs found passim at the east end of both aisles... A few ribs were found decorated with ribbon ornament. 1990 J. V. Mirollo in K. U. Henderson & J. A. Mazzeo ii. v. 82 A verbal equivalent of Romanesque ribbon ornament. 1837 Oct. 395/2 Those [mottoes] of the ribbon pattern, in use in the 15th and earlier parts of the 16th centuries, are particularly beautiful. 1954 M. Rickert 231 Ribbon pattern, sometimes used to describe plait work or strap work; any flat ribbon-like ornament. 2007 (Nexis) 25 July b1 Crews will lay pavers along sidewalks, streets and through crosswalks in a flowing ribbon pattern. 1913 30 Jan. 4/4 There is..in Europe..nothing quite so good as the hard surfaced ribbon roads leading out into the Jersey hills. 1996 (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Features section) Executive estates mushroomed on the edges of villages. Boxes with garage additions glued to the edge of ribbon roads created a somewhere-but-nowhere look. 1847 C. Holtzapffel II. xxvii. 751 The mode adopted in joining the ends of this elastic blade, or ribbon saw. 1890 W. J. Gordon 155 There are ribbon saws—endless tapes of metal working over pairs of rollers. 1988 (Nexis) 6 Mar. (Business News section) Nava's dealership sold mostly electric motors... Ribbon-saws and other carpentry tools were a sideline. 1867 2 This power consists in the multiplication of the common coiled ribbon steel spring. 1875 T. Seaton 67 He must now procure a bit of ribbon-steel. 1936 May 109/2 Spring-upholstered furniture often can be permanently repaired by replacing the old webbing with flexible, ribbon steel. c. Objective. 1611 R. Cotgrave Rubennier, a ribbon maker, head-band maker. 1656 111 You that are Ribbonsellers too, Your broken trades may patch. 1738 J. Munn 14/3 (table) Ribbon-maker for Tillets, &c. 1799 1 June 2/1 The Bill for Regulating the Wages of Ribbon Manufacturers, in Coventry. 1883 M. Blind iii. 26 Mr. Bray was a wealthy ribbon manufacturer. 1894 19 July (heading) A ribbon threader. 1940 22 June 10/1 She's only a ten cent ribbon seller in a two-bit store. 1969 E. H. Pinto 318 The ribbon threader, a round-ended, tapering rod, nearly 1 ft. long, with a large eye at the narrow end, was once a commonplace implement. 1973 M. Laski 23 Mr Pears was a ribbon manufacturer. 2002 (Nexis) 17 Dec. Christmas shoppers will spend more than $20 million..on the ribbon used to decorate gifts... That's enough ribbon, say the ribbon makers, to encircle the Earth 100 times. 1712 27 Feb. 1/1 She was an industrious Woman, and work'd at Ribbon-weaving. 1750 C. Smith I. Introd. p. xiii They..taught them the art of ribbon weaving. 1782 IX. 6711/2 On the well-ordering of these cords chiefly depends the art of ribbon-weaving. 1830 4 49 A roller for ribbon-making. 1873 C. G. Leland 61 His tricks were of the commonest kind of old-fashioned hankypanky,..ribbon-pulling and fire-blowing. 1903 8 Sept. 6/1 Early in the 18th century..the use of wool, followed by silk and cotton, with lace and ribbon making, was added to the previous textile industries. 2005 (Nexis) 6 Apr. 7 The..hat factories..have now disappeared, but ribbon weaving still has a presence in the town. 1763 T. Turner 21 Sept. (1984) (modernized text) 279 Men's black ribbon-bound gloves. 1786 W. Cowper 2 This cap..With ribbon-bound tassel on high. 1847 14 364 White ribbon-bound blankets. 1855 J. W. Oldmixon v. 62 [They] go to their..balls dressed in muslins, gold lace bands,..ribbon-trimmed long kids, [etc.]. 1871 124 As the pupil reaches one end of the ribbon-marked path the movement is reversed. 1898 T. Watts-Dunton (1900) 74/1 The ribbon-bedizened hat which prosperous Gypsies once used to wear. 1952 (U.S. ed.) Dec. 86/2 Left: An English ‘kissing ring’ that is made with a pair of embroidery hoops—one thrust through the other—and a bit of ribbon-tied mistletoe. 1991 June–July 56/1 Succulent truffles and buttery cookies in grosgrain, ribbon-bound, wooden Shaker boxes. 2006 18 Mar. 67 As the best-dressed darling in Hollywood, Reese loves ribbon-trimmed dresses, peep-toe shoes, [etc.]. e. Similative. 1814 10 301 He had also more frequent urgent desire to evacuate feces..and now first observed they were..ribbon-shaped, with occasionally a spot of blood on their surface. 1946 36 304 Gametophyte always a flat, dorsiventral ribbon-shaped, sometimes rather thick thallus..usually with a dorsal, porose epidermal layer. 2007 (Nexis) 10 May 10 Simple string-shaped pasta like spaghetti and vermicelli, ribbon-shaped ones like fettuccine and linguine, [etc.]. 1818 in (1899) Jan. 171 A great deal of Ribbon work is carrying on at Ballycastle. 1820 Nov. 191/2 We are inclined to attribute the decay of the ribbon system in the county of Galway, to that circumstance. 1839 W. Carleton xviii. 416 He was accosted in the significant terms of the Ribbon pass-word of that day. 1910 F. H. O'Donnell I. v. 117 The Ribbon conspiracy, which had been for generations the source and instrument of outrage of every kind, was still a power among the rural populations. 2007 P. Bew iv. 146 Nor were Ribbon objectives purely agrarian: there was a decidedly nationalist tone to the Ribbon password: ‘May the sons of the Shamrock in union remain, till Erin becomes a nation again.’ C3. society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > Roman Catholic sects and groups > [noun] > Ribbonism 1822 2 Dec. 64 Cornet..entered into the Ribbon Association in December last..for the sole purpose of betraying them. 1866 VIII. 244/2 The Ribbon association was divided, like the Orange, into lodges. 1988 B. Jenkins v. 152 Where was the inconsistency..between this undoubted fact and an appeal to religious hostility, as 'the primary and inciting principle' of the Ribbon Association? 1870 W. B. Hazen Jrnl. 6 Nov. in (1872) iv. 95 There are two rows of narrow benches, covered with red plush, with very narrow ribbon-backs. 1894 4 Apr. 16/5 Magnificent suite of Chippendale furniture, finely carved ribbon backs, consisting of 10 single chairs, two armchairs and settee upholstered in velvet. 1920 Oct. 195/1 Thomas Chippendale is usually credited with being the originator of the ribbon-back chair. 1920 Oct. 196/1 Nearly all the known variations of the ribbon-back have the ball-and-claw foot in addition. 2007 (Nexis) 29 Mar. (SD Home section) 38 A cast aluminum chair based on the ribbon-back design of chairs in George Washington's small dining room. 1880 17 July 33/3 Chippendale formed the back of a chair as a bow of ribbon (the ribbon-backed chair), and boasted that it was the best chair that had ever been made. 1966 A. W. Lewis 14 Ribbon-backed chairs with cabriole legs are a typical feature [of the Chippendale period]. 2008 (Nexis) Aug. I picked up six ribbon-backed dining chairs from the 1940s for $60. 1855 2nd Ser. 12 255 The two compact beds of yellow magnesian limestone..are very unlike..the ribbon beds and nodules of impure limestone found in the red marls of South Lancashire. 1879 C. M. Yonge III. xxxi. 642 Cutting scarlet geraniums in the ribbon beds. 1909 14 Aug. 10/1 We may have..helped rock-gardening to replace ribbon beds and floral mosaics. 1995 10 62/2 An upward thinning of bedding both within the ribbon-beds and between the ribbon and nodular beds. 2003 (Nexis) Jan. An intricately designed carpet bed..displayed the latest hybrid annuals, bulbs... A less labour-intensive substitute is a ribbon bed of tightly planted annuals, which was also popular at the time. 1843 S. Glover 29 Fletcher, Joseph. Manufact. paper ribbon blocks. 1850 E. Leslie 303 Wind the lace evenly and smoothly on a ribbon-block of somewhat broader width. 2002 (Nexis) 1 Apr. 52 The directory is a comprehensive source of manufacturers of composite cans, tubes, cores, fibre drums, cones, spools, bobbins, ribbon blocks, and suppliers to the industry. 1787 21 May 2/4 The body [of the carriage] is a fine green, with a broad purple ribbon border. 1860 3 108/2 A set of them, well arranged, would make a ribbon border or geometric garden magnificent. 1981 25 May 103/3 Flounced skirts with handwoven ribbon borders. 1995 (Nexis) 1 Feb. 34 Why not form undulating lines of pots in a sunporch to imitate the ribbon borders beside walkways outside? 1861 13 Aug. 378/1 The so-called systems of massing and ribbon-bordering, so common in the bedding way at the present time. 1901 iii. 38 Below the terrace is an Italian garden, but without the formality of stiff ribbon bordering, to which all the Royal family have a great dislike. 1928 27 July The kerchief about the neck..is finished with the same ribbon bordering as that of the frock itself. 1881 9 169 Ribbon-borer, a boring-tool consisting of a twisted flat steel blade. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > types of planning or development 1926 24 Nov. 15/6 The erection of poor and ugly buildings, bad site-arrangement and ‘ribbon’ building are economically bad for any neighbourhood. 2000 (Nexis) 2 Apr. 28 The bus rounded a long gentle curve between high hedges and the ribbon building began. 1911 1/1 A cable constructed of parallel conductors, such as this flat ribbon cable,..would be particularly liable to inductive disturbances. 1982 (Nexis) 25 Jan. 72 The Model DQ330 is a self-contained controller, requiring only a single CPU card slot and ribbon cable for interconnection. 2006 A. Rathbone x. 310 Although each ribbon cable comes with connectors for two drives, don't mix hard drives with CD or DVD drives on the same cable. 1951 Feb. 82/3 The signal/hum ratio would be about 6 db down on the present ribbon cartridge. 1961 31 July 1/3 A new ribbon cartridge mounted behind the typing element allows the typists to change ribbons faster. 1975 G. J. King viii. 172 Instead of a coil of wire a single conductor in the form of a ‘ribbon’ may be used, the result being a ribbon cartridge. 1977 12 May 17/2 (advt.) The Lexikon portables use Ribbon Cartridges that snap in. 1998 Aug. 28/3 Both the printers we tested..were easy to use, although changing the ribbon-cartridge was fiddly. society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > parachute > [noun] > types of parachute 1945 27 Oct. 5/3 They have eliminated the fin-tail of their heavy bombs and instead have used a little ribbon 'chute about a yard in diameter. 2004 W. W. E. Samuel ii. 25 Ribbon chutes were developed which could be employed to deliver large loads from low-flying transport aircraft. society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of 1882 Nov. 97/1 The man might be a ribbon-clerk or a slipper-man, for aught she knew. He had no right to look at her so. 1927 E. Pound 29 Dec. (1971) 215 Am I expected to respect either myself or anyone else because some graduated ribbon-clerk offers me 75 bucks for writing blah in a false-pearl and undies monthly? 1953 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark (1954) §563/1 Stock Market... Ribbon clerks, lambs, amateur, small-fry traders who take occasional flings in the market. 1977 11 Apr. 24/1 Flying has become so routine that the notably pragmatic insurance companies charge pilots no more for policies than they do ribbon clerks. 2005 E. Mordden 39 ‘You found some hero... A good guy?’ ‘Would I fall for a ribbon clerk?’ 1837 11 305 Professor Wheatstone very judiciously resorted to the flat copper ribbon coil, contrived and recommended for developing electricity of feeble intensity by Professor Joseph Henry. 1912 A. 86 331 It will be seen that the ribbon coil has six times as much cooling surface as coil No. 1. 1992 (ed. 24) 90/1 The polymer magazine has one steel part—the constant-force ribbon-coil spring. society > communication > printing > typing > [noun] > typewritten material > top copy 1893 10 July 3/6 He made two typewritten copies, one of them on carbon. The carbon copy he gave to Mr. Joy and the ribbon copy to Mr. O'Neill. 1968 R. Lockridge xi. 147 Always they send us carbons... They send the ribbon copies to book publishers. 2004 M. Millgate xvi. 478 Hardy's holograph manuscript was..handed over page by page to Florence to be typed up in three copies, a ribbon copy and two carbons. 1926 8 Aug. 27/1 Speeches, ribbon cuttings and parades..must await the completion of the entire $20,000,000 project now set for early in October. 1928 15 June 25/5 The center of the new highway where the ribbon cutting ceremony will be held. 1965 16 July 11/1 The two heads of state will drive..through the tunnel for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Entrèves. 1990 Dec. 177/2 The usual ribbon-cutting hoo-ha. 1856 Sept. 262/1 Another [gentleman] gave us a witty epigram on orders and ribbon-decorations. 1868 Apr. 113/2 The different varieties of Coleus and Senecio maritima..are used in the form of ribbon decoration. 1918 29 Apr. 5/3 When arrested, he was wearing wound stripes, service badges, and ribbon decorations, none of which he was entitled to wear. 1939 V. G. Childe (ed. 3) ii. 16 Punctured ribbon decoration and pedestalled goblets have analogies also in the Balkans. 2005 (Nexis) 15 Dec. 17 Several [books] have fancy add-ons, such as ribbon decorations or multiple flaps and pockets. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > types of planning or development 1925 6 Apr. 15/6 If pre-war house plotting was too dense, there is a present danger of its becoming too loose,..laying up a heritage of administrative expense, the ribbon development being clearly the most extravagant method. 1934 J. B. Priestley x. 336 We passed through several villages that looked hardly more than slums that had been scattered along the road. This odd ribbon development is fairly common in colliery areas. 2006 S. Ings 112 Horndean..is not a village so much as a line of ribbon development, straggling pointlessly by the side of the trunk road. 1931 A. L. Rowse viii. 199 New colonies of semi-detached villas, and..ribbon-developed roads. 2006 (Nexis) 2 Dec. 10 Less than an hour's drive from one end to the other of that Dunedin ribbon-developed council area. the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [noun] > striped patterns 1933 20 648 Heartwood..straight or interlocked grained, and in the latter instance showing a ribbon figure on the quarter. 2000 R. B. Hoadley ii. 29/1 Where wavy grain occurs in combination with interlocked grain so the ribbon figure is interrupted at intervals, the figure is termed broken stripe. the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [noun] > grain of wood, stone, or metal > longitudinal arrangement in wood the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [noun] > striped patterns 1932 (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 103 Wood hard and moderately heavy, with interlocked fibre producing ribbon grain on radial surface. 1948 4 87 Mahogany is also best converted in this way [sc. by quarter-sawing],..to show the ‘ribbon-grain’ figure due to the inclination of the fibres to the vertical axis differing in successive growth rings. 2005 (Nexis) 27 Mar. h1 Sunlight pours through the windows of a..condominium, causing its African ribbon-grain mahogany paneling to glow in shades of copper, burgundy and bronze. 1941 5 June 4/7 These new ribbon knits are terrific. 1969 C. Armstrong xii. 109 Her hands kept busy with a ribbon-knit costume she had been working on for weeks. 1974 3–10 Jan. 54/2 Wool bouclé suits, ribbon knits and embroidered sweaters. 1997 25 Feb. 11/4 Helena..wore a silk, ribbon-knit dress with feather-trimmed cloak. 1700 T. Brown et al. tr. P. Scarron Comical Romance iii. xiii. 319 in tr. P. Scarron Shepherds and Shepherdesses, all drest in white, and their Habits all beset with narrow Blue-ribbond Knots.] 1725 A. Ramsay i. ii. 9 With Ribon Knots at his blew Bonnet Lug. 1854 J. E. Cooke II. ii. xxi. 142 She takes off the gloves and hands them to him, with the ribbon knot, which she detached from her girdle. 1968 L. Blanch iii. 32 The ribbon knot, garnished with coloured stones and seed pearls, from which a miniature copy of the Koran dangled. 1990 Oct. 100/2 Commodes with foliated scrolls caught by ribbon-knots or festoons of husks bordered by wreathed husks. the world > the earth > water > lake > [noun] > long and narrow 1903 Aug. 659/1 All but one of all the cluster of ribbon lakes has a fork in its outline. 1954 120 536 Further down the valley around the foot of the Lille Rostavann, a ribbon lake, there are large areas of coniferous forest. 2003 D. Waugh (ed. 2) xix. 318/2 Ribbon lakes are partly the result of erosion when a glacier over-deepens part of its valley, perhaps in an area of softer rock. the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [noun] > lightning > specific types 1888 14 227 The following appear to be some of the most typical forms of Lightning flashes:—..6 Ribbon Lightning. 1957 F. H. Forrester iv. 157 Ribbon lightning is streak lightning with multiple discharges where the channel is blown sideways by the wind. 2001 (Nexis) 24 Jan. (Features section) 16 Oblivious to the flashing and crashing all around us, he showed me pictures of heat lightning, sheet lightning, ribbon lightning, and ball lightning. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > microphone 1925 B. 28 370 The ʻRibbonʼ Microphone. Henrard... Describes a new form of microphone, perfected by Siemens and Halske, which consists of a very thin fluted strip of aluminium alloy disposed between the poles of an electromagnet. 1975 G. J. King ix. 200 The ribbon microphone..tends to respond to the particle velocity of a sound wave. 2003 8 Dec. 48/1 Ribbon microphones are extremely delicate and can pick up the subtlest variations in volume. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > microphone 1933 (Amer. Radio Relay League) Feb. 23/1 The velocity microphone (modern technical label for what we have known as plain ‘ribbon mike’ in years past). 1977 13 Jan. 58/2 Most ribbon mikes produce lower output signals than most dynamic types and require more preamplification. 2005 (Nexis) 12 Aug. 6 We do the primitive, old-school recording style there, the old ribbon mikes, silver microphones. society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > parachute > [noun] > types of parachute 1946 3 Dec. 3/7 The men who developed the ribbon parachute are helping improve this device for high speed landing of cargo and men, and for slowing down aircraft in landing and diving. 1956 W. A. Heflin 442/2 Ribbon parachute, a type of parachute consisting of numbers of ribbons held in place by equally-spaced tapes, with spacing between the ribbons to give the required porosity. The ribbon parachute was developed in Germany and used during WW II. 1990 May 79/1 Although the ribbon parachute sacrifices drag for strength, it is often the most desirable design for high-performance applications. 1915 E. R. Lankester 147 Every one of the hundreds of univalve molluscs has this ribbon-rasp. 1956 34 234 The men favor bluejeans and colorful ‘ribbon’ shirts and neck scarves. 2007 C. A. Leslie 177 With ribbons cascading from the shoulders like fringe, the ribbon shirt is a reminder of the beaded buckskin war shirt. society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > Roman Catholic sects and groups > [noun] > Ribbonism 1816 28 Feb. 957 The leaders of a plot..would endeavour to promote a lawless spirit in the people which would be available to promote their designs. The Ribbon societies had been instituted with this view. 1866 VIII. 244/2 The class of men with which the Ribbon societies were recruited. 1912 7 Aug. 6/3 Mr. Gladstone in 1871 caused to be passed an Act for the suppression of the Ribbon Society. 1994 R. G. MacCallum 165 Members of the Glasgow Ribbon Society, blew up one of the giant gasometers..in the Tradeston Gas Works in 1883. C4. a. attributive. Designating precious stones with surface markings in the form of bands or stripes. 1779 (Royal Soc.) 69 26 Such is the Saxon jasper, called ribbon agate. 1840 39 163 It enters into the composition of a coarse ribbon agate. 2000 B. G. Aston et al. in P. T. Nicholson & I. Shaw ii. 26/1 Ribbon agate was used for cameos and intaglios in the Greek and Roman periods. society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > jasper > other varieties the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > cryptocrystalline quartz > chert > jasper 1790 (Leverian Mus.) 69 Striped red and green, or ribband Jasper, from Catharinenberg, in Siberia.] 1804 R. Jameson I. 235 The common name ribbon jasper is not appropriate. 1909 H. E. Slade & W. E. Ferguson in F. W. Rolt-Wheeler II. xv. 274 The red and green colors are shown in the same specimen, arranged in bands as in ribbon jasper. 2005 (Nexis) 1 May 239 A slab of the classic red and green banded ‘Ribbon Jasper’ from Siberia. 1850 7 195 A gold ring, set with an intaglio, on ribbon onyx, found in a stone sarcophagus at York. 1877 W. Jones 383 A Roman gold finger-ring, set with an intaglio in ribbon onyx. 1904 Oct. 163/2 Contains 1 specimen each of Graphite, Sulphur, Copper.., Ribbon Onyx. b. In the names of plants (see also riband n. Compounds 3). the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > plants yielding sugar or syrup > [noun] > sugar-cane 1803 R. C. Dallas II. xviii. 336 The ribbon cane stands next in estimation. It is called by the French rouge et d'or, being longitudinally striped yellow and deep red. 1876 S. Lanier 300 We plant mostly the ribbon-cane, as we consider it better than the other varieties. 1938 M. K. Rawlings xviii. 215 The red ribbon cane had made a fair stand. 1991 R. A. Schrader 2 Sometimes late afternoons met us in the heart of number one canepiece, tearing into nice, soft red ribbon cane. 1817 A. Eaton i. 120 Vittaria... (Ribbon fern.) 1892 27 Aug. 185 Of the Ribbon Ferns (Pteris serrulata) there are many varieties of great beauty. 1962 52 145 I accompanied him on an expedition to Key Largo to search for that extreme rarity, Paltonium lanceolatum, the Ribbon Fern. 2007 S. Olsen v. 284/2 To grow a ribbon fern in a greenhouse or conservatory, poke its ribbony leaves down through the interspaces in a wire basket. 1871 19 June 4/3 The timbers used on contracts Nos. 7 and 8..consist of box, red gum, stringy bark, black butt, and ribbon gum, which are the best timbers that can be found within a radius of twenty-five miles. 1888 21 36 Eucalyptus amygdalina... ‘Ribbon Gum’, from the circumstance that the bark can be peeled off in thin sheets, or ribbons. 1917 6 Sept. 22/1 The ribbon-gums are better known by the name ‘manna trees’. 1996 100 Manna Gum. Ribbon Gum... This is the fastest growing Eucalypt—anything up to 9 ft. a year. 1741 J. J. Dillenius 46 (heading) Tremella marina fasciata. The doubled Ribbon Laver. 1777 S. Robson 314 Ulva Linza... Ribbon Laver. Leaf oblong, bullate. Behind Sheerness. 1860 Sept. 188 The variegated mint, another of the commonest of ribbon plants, is here used with unequalled taste and judgement. 1891 F. von Mueller (ed. 8) 332 A variety [of Phalaris arundinacea] with white-striped leaves is a favourite as a ribbon-plant for garden-plots. 1914 Feb. 157/2 The chief object of interest in our room is a ribbon plant which has kept green all during the winter. 1986 1 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 16/1 Chlorophytum species is commonly referred to as ribbon plant. 2001 July–Aug. 10/3 D. sanderiana (commonly known as ribbon plant) growing outdoors in rich soil and tropical climates matures into a slender and erect shrub with glossy, variegated green-and-white leaves. the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > lace-bark 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore II. 981 Ribbon-Tree, Plagianthus betulinus. 1877 E. Peacock Ribbon tree, the birch; so called because the bark of the young trees can be pulled off in ribbon-like strips. 1889 E. H. Featon 767 Plagianthus betulinus..is generally known as the ‘Ribbon Tree’, on account of the tough, fibrous, inner bark which it possesses. 1916 V. 2655/1 Plagianthus... None of the species is offered in America. They are known as ‘ribbon trees’. 1918 L. B. Wilder 354 Betula alba—White Birch, Make-peace, Ribbon-tree. 1816 (1830) X. 15/2 Two Cape species are remarkable for being elegantly fringed along the margin, F. erinaceus..and F. vittatus, or ribbon weed. a1862 H. D. Thoreau (1866) iv. 61 This kelp, oar-weed, tangle, devil's-apron, sole-leather, or ribbon-weed,—as various species are called,—appeared to us..a fit invention for Neptune to adorn his car with. 1900 Feb. 93/1 The best kinds of weed have been driven out and supplanted by a vigorous growth of ribbon weed (Sparganium ramosum), which blocks the river. 1935 D. L. Sayers xii. 269 Miss Haydock had both hands in the stream, slashing with a knife at the ribbon-weed that was wrapped viciously about the legs. 1999 R. Deakin (2000) xvi. 187 I swam on downstream, over festive streamers of waving ribbon weed. c. In the names of animals (see also riband n. Compounds 3). 1890 Ribbon-gurnard, a fish of the family Macruridæ or Lepidosomatidæ. 1781 T. Pennant II. 523 Rubbon Seal..Marked..with a stripe of a pale yellow color, exactly resembling a rubbon laid on it by art.] 1800 G. Shaw I. ii. 257 Ribbon Seal... This species..is a native of the seas about the Kurile islands. 1881–2 G. B. Goode 67 Almost nothing appears to have been yet recorded respecting the habits of the Ribbon Seal. 1964 W. H. Burt (ed. 2) 91 Ribbon Seal..This small, brown seal has bands of yellowish white around neck, around front flipper, and around rump. 1986 B. Lopez vi. 241 The ice life of the ribbon seal is known, but not its pelagic life. the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Anguidae > member of the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Anguidae > anguis fuscus (ribbon snake) 1706 J. Petiver 92 American Ribbond Snake. 1737 (Royal Soc.) 39 256 Anguis gracilis, fuscus: The Ribbon-Snake... Anguis gracilis maculatus: The spotted Ribbon-Snake. 1850 F. Mason 317 Ribbon Snake. This tree snake is grass-green all over..excepting under the lips and throat. 1995 C. Mattison 106/1 A ribbon snake, Thamnophis sauritus,..was watched as it tried to peel a squashed toad from a tarmac road. the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [noun] > class Nemertea > member of family Nemertidae 1771 W. Hooper tr. J. F. von Bielfeld (new ed.) I. xlviii. 295 The order of reptiles; as the thread worm, the riband worm, the lumbricus or earth worm, those of the intestines.] 1828 (ed. 5) 187 Another [parasite of the dog]..I have named the ribbon-worm, from some resemblance it bears to a very narrow white ribbon. 1855 W. S. Dallas in II. 275 The family of Nemertidæ, or Ribbon-worms..probably forms the type of a fourth order of Platyelmia. 1892 G. S. Woodhead (ed. 3) 612 The matured strobilus is a soft, flattened, yellowish white ‘band’ or ribbon worm. a1933 J. A. Thomson (1934) I. ii. 26 Blood is first seen in Ribbon-worms or Nemertines, and some of them have haemoglobin. 2001 Apr. 136/1 Your net may have also disturbed a variety of ribbon worms from their burrows in the mud. Derivatives a1695 Earl of Lauderdale tr. Virgil Æneis vii, in (?1709) 243 Unfelt the Snake glides through,..Between her Robes and Skin his spiral Volumes roll: Surround her Limbs,..or Ribbon-Like, her Locks infold. 1798 C. Bell 30 The flat ribbon-like muscles of the throat. 1851 July 42 At the meadow foot the glancing ribbon-like stream. 1873 R. Browning iv. 221 Throughout the life that rolls out ribbon-like Its shot-silk length behind me. 1922 2 103 Two ribbon-like bands as on the Winchester bronze. 2004 95 235 The oarfish can grow to a length of over 20 feet, and..its blood-red mane, at the head of a dorsal fin that runs along a ribbon-like silvery body, make it an intimidating sight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). ribbonv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ribbon n. Etymology: < ribbon n. Compare earlier riband v., ribboned adj. 1. the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > stripe [verb (transitive)] the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > trim > with ribbon or braid 1656 R. Fletcher Poems in 244 If the fine thing with fancies ribboned..Come rumbling with a Coach & dagled train. 1664 F. Philipps Ep. Ded. sig. c1v A Frock-porters little Daughter shall go with her breasts and shoulders naked, white shoes, Coif and Pinner well laced, and all to be ribboned. 1776 I. ii. 61 Whatever Ourang catches Lee, Let him be ribbon'd with K.B. 1824 Feb. 146/1 Cloaks were newly lined, caps newly ribboned, bonnets newly feathered. 1845 B. Disraeli II. iv. xi. 273 And now he is a quasi ambassador, and ribboned, and starred to the chin. 1885 13 Feb. 3/1 Baskets..very much ribboned with broad white silk bows. 1924 18 June 11/5 ‘Etienne Jeaurat, the Painter’... In brown brocaded dressing-gown and white turban, coquettishly ribboned, with a porte-crayon in his plump hand. 1969 8 Dec. 5 (advt.) The handsome natural wood boxes of 25 [cigars] are specially ribboned for the holidays. 1991 M. Duffy (1992) 66 The presents are elegantly wrapped and ribboned, not dumped in the ubiquitous British plastic carrier bag. 1829 2 218 This is ribboned by numerous thin zones of black enamel..strongly resembling obsidian. 1858 G. P. Scrope (ed. 2) 16 Numerous calcareo-volcanic strata..ribboned with different colours. 1869 R. D. Blackmore II. xx. 268 I could see all the inland valleys ribbon'd with broad waters. 1935 Mar. 39/1 The beet seed is planted early in the spring... A few weeks later the fields are ribboned by thick stands [sic] of little plants. 1964 130 87 Its lower course, below the Ironbridge gorge, follows..a wide erosional vale ribboned with an intricate assembly of remnantal terraces and rock-benches. 1997 (Nexis) 19 June b8 [His] arms are ribboned with scars from cutting himself with a razor. the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > make long in relation to breadth [verb (transitive)] > split into narrow pieces the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > tearing or tearing apart > tear [verb (transitive)] > tear apart 1897 M. Kingsley 174 Your hair being torn out and your clothes ribboned by others. 1917 J. London xxxvi. 334 With a curse the man jerked his leg clear, Michael's teeth ribboning flesh and trousers. 1986 A. Winters 10 A girl from the house, in stockingfeet, dark silk suit slit and ribboned by knife thrusts. 2006 D. Parker in B. Funk 17 Helena..was saved from death only by Timothius's quick action. Still, her arm was ribboned by its teeth. 1845 26 392 The ordinary materials for making curd soap are boiled with the leys, in the usual manner, until the goods are brought to strength, and ‘ribbon out’ well on the finger. 1856 460 They [sc. wax flakes] are also melted and ribboned once or twice during the process. 1895 I. K. Funk et al. II. Ribbon,..to form into ribbons when drawn up: said of melted soap or wax, etc. society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > go or lead (of a road or path) [verb (intransitive)] > stretch in a continuous line 1908 J. W. Harding & E. Walter xviii. 229 On the road that ribboned through the forest. 1915 A. Stringer 24 A never-ending gently curving trail that ribboned out across the prairie-floor as far as the eye could see. 1968 R. V. Beste xix. 197 The Bestyet Fish Saloon was frying and a queue of customers ribboned out through the door on to the pavement. 1979 28 May i./3 The town died when the Orient Railroad..ribboned its tracks through Viola. 1980 B. MacLaverty (1981) xvii. 145 He found himself looking in the mirror..to see if there was anyone following them but the road ribboned empty behind them into the distance. 1997 B. MacLaverty (1998) 11 Two guys were pissing in the shadows and their streams were ribboning out across the pavement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1518 v.1656 |
