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
From here, go anywhere you please: via ribboned dark greens and fried breadcrumbs, cherry tomatoes and a few pats of butter, tinned fish and a shower of fresh dill, ground lamb and dry red wine.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2022
The concrete base is ribboned with Murano glass tiles in white, gold and green, and a strip of these tiles runs up the front of the concrete, ivy-covered elevator shaft that bisects the facade.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2020
Friedrick reaches out and rights a tiny ballerina that has fallen sideways, returning her to balance on her ribboned slippers.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
