1. Any long object resembling a thin line
   "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"
   - thread 
2. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
   - decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm 
3. A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
   - typewriter ribbon 
4. Notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

Derived forms: ribbons

See also: ribbony

Type of: accolade, award, fete, fête, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels, notion, object, physical object, slip, strip

Part of: typewriter

Encyclopedia: Ribbon

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