riband

[ rib-uhnd ]

/ ˈrɪb ənd /

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noun

a decorative ribbon.

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Origin of riband

1350–1400; Middle English: ribbon

Words nearby riband

Riau Archipelago, rib, R.I.B.A., ribald, ribaldry, riband, ribat, ribavirin, ribband, ribbed and smoked sheet, ribbed-knit

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How to use riband in a sentence

Here we have shepherdesses in hoops and wreaths of roses and shepherds in satin coats, who carry crooks tied with knots of riband.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
The trail they took ran through the grass, a sinuous riband of hard-beaten soil that flashed where it caught the light.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
It was eerie to watch the contour of the arc break, die away into a delicate pallor and reillumine in a travelling riband.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Gerard cast an eager glance up and down the long riband of dusty road, over the shimmering expanse of sun-baked veldt.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley|Bertram Mitford

There was something foreign in his air—and the half military habit, relieved by the red riband of the Bourbon knighthood.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for riband

riband

ribband

/ (ˈrɪbənd) /

noun

a ribbon, esp one awarded for some achievementSee also blue riband

a flat rail attached to posts in a palisade

Word Origin for riband

C14: variant of ribbon

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