riband

Examples

• All

• Tomorrow, we will appear before a Blue-Riband panel of the Grand Jury.

  Party Girl (1958)

• While there are several events in the athletics programme that will undoubtedly catch the eye, the blue riband is surely the men's 100 metres final.

  Blog text (19)

• People who can interpret the ermine trim, the scarlet cowl, the dark blue ribands.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The award for best student was tied with a beautiful blue riband.

• He won a first place medal adorned with a shiny red riband.

Synonyms

R

ribbon

vsriband

85 1.0

A strip of cloth given as an award for winning a competition

is used more generally for decorative purposes as well as awards

D

decoration

vsriband

9 4.1

A medal or ribbon given to honor someone's achievement

is the physical decorative strip used as part of an award

C

cordon

vsriband

3 7.6

A decorative cord or ribbon worn to show honor in ceremonies

is a plain decorative strip not limited to ceremonial use

R

ribband

vsriband

• Archaic

9.9

A small strip of cloth used to decorate or to show that someone won

is the standard spelling used here rather than the alternate form

C

collarette

vsriband

9.1

A short ribbon worn around the neck to hold a medal

is a general decorative strip rather than a neck support

How Decorative

sash

17 4.0

riband

• Archaic

9.9

band

108 1.0

strip

207 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology