ribbon
noun
a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
ribboned
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past participleof ribbon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ribbon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ribbonnouna woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
Example Sentences
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Proceedings start in Jedburgh with the ribboned ball being thrown into a ruck of the two teams.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Light jazz played from unseen speakers in a grassy landscape ribboned with walkways and dotted with drought-tolerant shrubbery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
But Keane — shirtless, in blue trunks, ribboned red scars lining his neck and a shoulder that hasn’t fully recovered — stayed in control, even when stepping to the nose of the board.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
The long-sleeved jacket invites a sense of ritual, with a stately v-shaped neckline and ribboned coat strings that are meant to be tied into a single-looped bow from the wearer’s left to right.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
One of them wore a ribboned hat that dipped and bobbed as she spoke.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
