Ribbon | Mean of ribbon in English Dictionary

/ˈrɪbən/

• Noun
• a narrow piece of cloth (such as silk) that is used to tie things or for decoration
1. She wore pink ribbons in her hair.
2. She tied a ribbon around the present.
3. a length/piece of ribbon
4. The present was tied with ribbon.
• a short piece of cloth that is given as a military award
1. The soldier proudly wore his ribbons and medals.
• a piece of colored cloth that is given as an award in a competition
1. Her pie won a ribbon at the county fair.

• something that is long and narrow like a strip of cloth
1. a ribbon of road
• a long and narrow piece of cloth with ink that is used for producing printed characters in a typewriter or printer
• narrow pieces of something that has been cut or torn apart
1. Her pants were torn/cut to ribbons. [=to pieces]