| ribbon | |
| 1. n. A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. | |
| 2. n. An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer. | |
| 3. n. A narrow strip or shred. | |
| a steel or magnesium ribbon | |
| sails torn to ribbons | |
| 4. n. (shipbuilding) alternative form of ribband | |
| 5. n. (slang) reins for a horse. | |
| 6. n. (heraldry) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide. | |
| 7. n. (spinning) A sliver. | |
| 8. n. (computing, graphical user interface) A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus. | |
| 9. n. (cooking) In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip. | |
| 10. v. To decorate with ribbon. | |
| Synonyms: beribbon | |
| 11. v. To stripe or streak. | |
