Topic: MILITARY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | riband 'ribbon' (14-21 centuries), from Old French riban, ruban |
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rib‧bon
1 a narrow piece of attractive cloth that you use, for example, to tie your hair or hold things together [↪ bow]: 
little girls with ribbons in their haira bundle of letters tied with pale blue ribbon The ribbon was cut and the new station was officially open.
piece of cloth
[uncountable and countable]little girls with ribbons in their haira bundle of letters tied with pale blue ribbonThe ribbon was cut and the new station was officially open.2 a piece of ribbon with a special pattern on it that you wear to show that you have received a military honour
military honour
[countable]PM3 a length of coloured ribbon, sometimes arranged in the form of a flat flower, that is given as a prize in a competition [= rosette British English]
prize
[countable] American English4 something that is long and narrow
something narrow
[singular] writtenC5 to be cut or torn in a lot of places : Her legs were bruised and her feet were cut to ribbons.
be cut/torn to ribbons
Her legs were bruised and her feet were cut to ribbons.6 a long narrow piece of cloth or plastic with ink on it that is used in a typewriter
