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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rib-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪb ən |
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Définition of ribbon
Origin :- early 14c., ribane, from Old French riban "a ribbon," variant of ruban (13c.), of unknown origin, possibly from a Germanic compound whose second element is related to band (n.1); cf. Middle Dutch ringhband "necklace." Modern spelling is from mid-16c. Originally a stripe in a material. Custom of colored ribbon loops worn on lapels to declare support for some group perceived as suffering or oppressed began in 1991 with AIDS red ribbons.
- noun narrow strip of material
- History is a ribbon, always unfurling; history is a journey.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- She had a ribbon in her long, glossy hair, and her face shone pleasantly with soap.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He rolled the ribbon up tightly, and then tossed it lightly toward her face.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- It was a white lamb, decorated from ears to tail with knots of ribbon and with flowers.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- He had obtained the ribbon of the Legion of Honour for his father.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- According to him, none but soldiers had a right to the ribbon.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- The multi-coloured cockades or the bows of ribbon in one shade?
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- Her hair is not done up, but tied back with a piece of ribbon.
- Extract from : « Strife (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- “I had it,” her mother smiled, tying a ribbon to hold the bright curls.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
- Home with her ribbon and then over to the hospital sped Polly.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
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