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beribboned

American  
[bih-rib-uhnd] / bɪˈrɪb ənd /

adjective

  1. adorned with ribbons.


Etymology

Origin of beribboned

1825–35; beribbon ( be- + ribbon ) + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Christmas is a feeling inside, not something in a beribboned box.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2021

Jason awkwardly leaves, but first hands Alicia a small, beribboned gold box.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2016

The prince marked his birthday by handing out a host of beribboned decorations, bestowing a barony on one follower and naming one of his sons Prince of the Malvinas and Tierra del Fuego.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2015

There are beribboned Pradas with spindle-like stilettos wrapped in velvet the colour of Parma Violets.

From The Guardian Jul. 21, 2012

Under the little beribboned bonnet the years had dropped away from her face.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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