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ribbon

('r/I/b/@/n )

any long object resembling a thin line(noun.object)

Example:
A mere ribbon of land.
The lighted ribbon of traffic.

Synonym:
thread

source: wordnet30
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event(noun.communication)

Synonym:
decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm

source: wordnet30
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
typewriter ribbon

source: wordnet30
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.(noun)

source: webster1913

To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.(verb)

source: webster1913

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