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Noun: blue riband
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: blue ribbon)
  1. An honour or award gained for excellence
    "Her pie won the blue riband at the county fair";
    - blue ribbon [N. Amer], cordon bleu

Derived forms: blue ribands

Type of: badge

Encyclopedia: Blue riband