ribband
1 Americannoun
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Shipbuilding. Also a strip of wood or metal running fore-and-aft along frames to keep them in the proper position until the shell planking or plating is in place.
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Carpentry. ribbon.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ribband
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“Her legs were bare and brown. About her arm went a ribband bearing the legend FTPF. In the waistband of her skirt was stuck a small revolver.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
Bailey went on to warn James Dasaolu, the second-fastest Briton in history over 100m, that his compatriot Gemili could be a serious threat to his status as Britain's premier sprinter in the blue ribband event.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2013
A little suspicious of each new thing, Faith pulled the easy knot of white ribband and uncovered what lay within.
From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner
Her face, under the flat little yellow straw hat crossed by a red ribband that tied under her chin, was very winsome, her eyes bright with tears and laughter.
From The Pioneers by Katharine Susannah Prichard
It was Deirdre—Deirdre grown very tall and lithe and straight-backed—Deirdre in a dark dress with a necklace of red beads about her neck and a blue ribband round her waist.
From The Pioneers by Katharine Susannah Prichard
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