ribbon copy

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noun

the original copy of a number of typewritten copies (distinguished from carbon copy).

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Origin of ribbon copy

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby ribbon copy

ribbed vault, Ribbentrop, ribbing, Ribble, ribbon, ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbonfish, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon snake

How to use ribbon copy in a sentence

He was one of living symbols of “White Ribbon Revolution” of 2012, always in black, slim, shaved, almost a monk.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Tampa Bay Times got their hands on a full copy of the letter the retired judge sent to Winston.
Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star|Robert Silverman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One African American woman brandished a pocket-sized copy of the Constitution while marching.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He's starting to sound like a schoolboy with a copy of Penthouse.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You were obliging enough to ask me to accept a presentation copy of your verses.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
Then, child, you've fallen on your head, if you don't know that at least you must have a second copy of the concerto!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
So he took my copy and played the orchestra part which is indicated above the piano part, and I played without notes.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
These first attempts to copy in line the forms of familiar objects are among the most curious products of the child's mind.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A copy of Tendall's testament sold at Oxford for 20 guineas, supposed to be the only copy of that edition unburned by Tonstall.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell