ribband

Examples

• All

• It is a "little piece of broken gold, which had a ribband tied to it, and which he could swear to amongst all the hoards of the richest men in the universe" (64).

  Academic text (2007)

• Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

  Blog text (25)

• The award ceremony was elegant, with each trophy adorned with a colorful ribband.

• For the first prize in the competition, the winner received a medal and a beautiful ribband.

Synonyms

R

ribbon

vsribband

85 1.0

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

is focused especially on decorative use as an ornament or award

D

decoration

vsribband

9 4.1

A medal or ribbon given to honor someone's achievement

is the decorative material itself rather than the award or honor

C

cordon

vsribband

3 7.6

A decorative cord or ribbon worn to show honor in ceremonies

is a general decorative strip used for ornaments or awards

C

cockade

vsribband

• Archaic

1 9.9

A small decorative ribbon worn on a hat as a badge

is a simple decorative strip rather than a shaped hat ornament

R

riband

vsribband

• Archaic

9.9

A narrow ribbon worn as a decoration or award

is the modern form in meaning while differing only in spelling

C

collarette

vsribband

9.1

A short ribbon worn around the neck to hold a medal

is used for decoration broadly, not specifically to support medals

B

banderole

vsribband

• Archaic

9.9

A narrow decorative strip like a ribbon with words that show a name or saying

is a plain decorative strip used mainly as an ornament or award

R

ricrac

vsribband

• Specialized

9.8

A narrow ribbon with a zigzag edge for decorating clothes or fabric

is a straight decorative strip typically used as an ornament or award

How Decorative

sash

17 4.0

ribband

• Archaic

9.9

band

108 1.0

strip

207 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology