yellow ribbonn.

Brit.

/ˌjɛləʊ ˈrɪb(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən/

Forms:

α. see yellow adj. and riband n.

β. see yellow adj. and ribbon n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., riband n.; yellow adj., ribbon n.

Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < yellow adj. + riband n.; subsequently (in β. forms) < yellow adj. + ribbon n.

1. A yellow sash or ribbon worn as a badge of honour; spec. (a) the orange-yellow sash on which the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle was worn; (b) the yellow ribbon worn by members of the Order of the Sword, an order of military merit founded by King Frederick I of Sweden in 1748.Now somewhat rare.

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society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > insignia of order > specific insignia of knightly order

the Garterc1350

collar1488

star1602

blue ribbon1607

yellow ribbon1651

red ribbon1652

string1660

green ribbon1672

crossa1684

glory1693

cordon1727

O.M.1903

M.B.E.1917

OBE1917

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > other

breechgirdlea1300

demiceint1483

demi-girdle1533

bracing-girdle1552

purse-girdle1559

yellow ribbon1651

burdash1707

body belt1823

subcingulum1824

zoster1824

bell-girdle1833

hip girdle1853

Sam Browne belt1878

belly-band1888

waspie1957

tie belt1964

α.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xx. 258 A yellow riband, the slender reward with which the Romans payed their souldiers for their extraordinary valour.

1784 W. Coxe Trav. Poland, Russia, Sweden, & Denmark II. vii. viii. 460/1 The order of the Sword, or the yellow ribband.

1857 Morning Post 4 Dec. 2/1 His Royal Highness was attired in the Prussian uniform, and wore across his breast a broad yellow riband, with the Order of the Black Eagle.

1926 C. K. Scott-Moncrieff tr. ‘Stendhal’ Charterhouse of Parma I. vii. 167 I have to slip the yellow riband of my Grand Cordon over my coat.

β. 1744 Gen. Advertiser 6 Apr. Baron Pollinitz being rejected by a great Fortune, for want of a Yellow Ribbon, which his Majesty would not confer, has taken leave of Wives and of Courts for ever.1772 Middlesex Jrnl. 2 June Last Wednesday the King invested the Senator Baron Ribbing with the Yellow Ribbon, as a Commander of the Order of the Sword.1790 Gen. Evening Post 25 Sept. Baron Cederstrom, Colonel of the Guards, was also invested with the Yellow Ribbon of the Order.1862 Illustr. London News 11 Jan. 51/2 Everybody has heard of the ‘Order of Minerva’, with its yellow ribbon, which King George III. contemplated founding to reward literary and artistic merit withal.1882 Boy's Own Paper 30 Sept. 854/1 For Sweden we have..the ‘Yellow Ribbon’,..being the order of the Sword.1913 Washington Post 25 May 1/3 Prince Ernst August,..wearing the yellow ribbon of the Black Eagle Order, was attended by Freiherr von Richthofen.1994 Swedish Press (Electronic ed.) 30 June 13 Other noble orders of Sweden include..the Order of the Sword, distinguished by its unique badge and the yellow ribbon.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A yellow ribbon (originally one tied to a tree) displayed as a symbol of support for a person in dangerous circumstances away from home, and in hope of his or her safe return; spec. (a) such a ribbon used to indicate support for members of the military; (b) such a ribbon used to indicate support for hostages (originally and chiefly with reference to the Iran hostage crisis (1979–81)).Probably originating from the song ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree’ (1973) by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown.

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1973 I. Levine & L. R. Brown Tie Yellow Ribbon Round Ole Oak Tree (sheet music) 3 Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree, it's been three long years, do ya still want me?]

1979 Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) 15 Nov. 20/1 She tied those crepe yellow ribbons around her old oak trees... He's done his time, three years with the Army in Germany and now he's coming home.

1979 Washington Post 10 Dec. b5/2 So I'm standing and waiting and praying..and one of these days Bruce [Laingen] is going to untie that yellow ribbon.

1980 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 8 Mar. b4/5 The use of yellow ribbons to show support for American hostages in Iran is being promoted in the tri-state area round Middleboro in southeastern Kentucky.

1983 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. (Mag.) 64 I told him [sc. Benigno Aquino] of the preparations being made for his Manila homecoming... Yellow ribbons were being tied to trees.

1990 Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News 30 Oct. 19/3 (caption) Boy Scout Troop 46..have tied yellow ribbons to the sign..to honor the U.S. servicemen.

2001 Nation (N.Y.) 7 May 4/2 People broke out the yellow ribbons, but Administration spokespeople carefully avoided the term ‘hostage’.

2008 J. O'Neill Netherland (2009) 74 He drove a 1996 Cadillac, a patriotic automobile aflutter and aglitter with banners and stickers of the Stars and Stripes and yellow ribbons in support of the troops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yellow ribbon
释义	yellow ribbonn. Brit. /ˌjɛləʊ ˈrɪb(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən/ Forms: α. see yellow adj. and riband n. β. see yellow adj. and ribbon n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., riband n.; yellow adj., ribbon n. Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < yellow adj. + riband n.; subsequently (in β. forms) < yellow adj. + ribbon n. 1. A yellow sash or ribbon worn as a badge of honour; spec. (a) the orange-yellow sash on which the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle was worn; (b) the yellow ribbon worn by members of the Order of the Sword, an order of military merit founded by King Frederick I of Sweden in 1748.Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > insignia of order > specific insignia of knightly order the Garterc1350 collar1488 star1602 blue ribbon1607 yellow ribbon1651 red ribbon1652 string1660 green ribbon1672 crossa1684 glory1693 cordon1727 O.M.1903 M.B.E.1917 OBE1917 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > other breechgirdlea1300 demiceint1483 demi-girdle1533 bracing-girdle1552 purse-girdle1559 yellow ribbon1651 burdash1707 body belt1823 subcingulum1824 zoster1824 bell-girdle1833 hip girdle1853 Sam Browne belt1878 belly-band1888 waspie1957 tie belt1964 α. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xx. 258 A yellow riband, the slender reward with which the Romans payed their souldiers for their extraordinary valour. 1784 W. Coxe Trav. Poland, Russia, Sweden, & Denmark II. vii. viii. 460/1 The order of the Sword, or the yellow ribband. 1857 Morning Post 4 Dec. 2/1 His Royal Highness was attired in the Prussian uniform, and wore across his breast a broad yellow riband, with the Order of the Black Eagle. 1926 C. K. Scott-Moncrieff tr. ‘Stendhal’ Charterhouse of Parma I. vii. 167 I have to slip the yellow riband of my Grand Cordon over my coat. β. 1744 Gen. Advertiser 6 Apr. Baron Pollinitz being rejected by a great Fortune, for want of a Yellow Ribbon, which his Majesty would not confer, has taken leave of Wives and of Courts for ever.1772 Middlesex Jrnl. 2 June Last Wednesday the King invested the Senator Baron Ribbing with the Yellow Ribbon, as a Commander of the Order of the Sword.1790 Gen. Evening Post 25 Sept. Baron Cederstrom, Colonel of the Guards, was also invested with the Yellow Ribbon of the Order.1862 Illustr. London News 11 Jan. 51/2 Everybody has heard of the ‘Order of Minerva’, with its yellow ribbon, which King George III. contemplated founding to reward literary and artistic merit withal.1882 Boy's Own Paper 30 Sept. 854/1 For Sweden we have..the ‘Yellow Ribbon’,..being the order of the Sword.1913 Washington Post 25 May 1/3 Prince Ernst August,..wearing the yellow ribbon of the Black Eagle Order, was attended by Freiherr von Richthofen.1994 Swedish Press (Electronic ed.) 30 June 13 Other noble orders of Sweden include..the Order of the Sword, distinguished by its unique badge and the yellow ribbon. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A yellow ribbon (originally one tied to a tree) displayed as a symbol of support for a person in dangerous circumstances away from home, and in hope of his or her safe return; spec. (a) such a ribbon used to indicate support for members of the military; (b) such a ribbon used to indicate support for hostages (originally and chiefly with reference to the Iran hostage crisis (1979–81)).Probably originating from the song ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree’ (1973) by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown. ΚΠ 1973 I. Levine & L. R. Brown Tie Yellow Ribbon Round Ole Oak Tree (sheet music) 3 Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree, it's been three long years, do ya still want me?] 1979 Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) 15 Nov. 20/1 She tied those crepe yellow ribbons around her old oak trees... He's done his time, three years with the Army in Germany and now he's coming home. 1979 Washington Post 10 Dec. b5/2 So I'm standing and waiting and praying..and one of these days Bruce [Laingen] is going to untie that yellow ribbon. 1980 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 8 Mar. b4/5 The use of yellow ribbons to show support for American hostages in Iran is being promoted in the tri-state area round Middleboro in southeastern Kentucky. 1983 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. (Mag.) 64 I told him [sc. Benigno Aquino] of the preparations being made for his Manila homecoming... Yellow ribbons were being tied to trees. 1990 Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News 30 Oct. 19/3 (caption) Boy Scout Troop 46..have tied yellow ribbons to the sign..to honor the U.S. servicemen. 2001 Nation (N.Y.) 7 May 4/2 People broke out the yellow ribbons, but Administration spokespeople carefully avoided the term ‘hostage’. 2008 J. O'Neill Netherland (2009) 74 He drove a 1996 Cadillac, a patriotic automobile aflutter and aglitter with banners and stickers of the Stars and Stripes and yellow ribbons in support of the troops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1651
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