1. Any long object resembling a thin line
   "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic";
   - thread
    
2. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
   "The athlete proudly wore her gold ribbon around her neck";
   - decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm
    
3. A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
   "He replaced the worn-out typewriter ribbon to improve the print quality";
   - typewriter ribbon
    
4. Notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
   "She tied a silk ribbon around the gift box"
    
5. A horizontal board or beam attached to a building to support joists, deck boards, or other structural elements
   "The carpenters nailed the floor joists to the ribbon along the foundation wall";
   - ledger board, ledger

1. Decorate with ribbons
   "They ribboned the wedding car with colourful streamers"

Derived forms: ribbons, ribboned, ribboning

Type of: accolade, article, award, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels, notion, object, physical object, slip, strip

Part of: typewriter

Encyclopedia: Ribbon, Sydney