riband

[ rib-uhnd ]

noun

1. a decorative ribbon.

riband

/ ˈrɪbənd /

noun

1. a ribbon, esp one awarded for some achievement See also blue riband
2. a flat rail attached to posts in a palisade

Word History and Origins

Origin of riband¹

1350–1400; Middle English: ribbon

Word History and Origins

Origin of riband¹

C14: variant of ribbon

Example Sentences

Here we have shepherdesses in hoops and wreaths of roses and shepherds in satin coats, who carry crooks tied with knots of riband.

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The trail they took ran through the grass, a sinuous riband of hard-beaten soil that flashed where it caught the light.

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It was eerie to watch the contour of the arc break, die away into a delicate pallor and reillumine in a travelling riband.

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Gerard cast an eager glance up and down the long riband of dusty road, over the shimmering expanse of sun-baked veldt.

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There was something foreign in his air—and the half military habit, relieved by the red riband of the Bourbon knighthood.

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