ribbon

n. strip of material used for decoration; shred, torn strip of material

A ribbon is a thin band of flexible material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for binding and tying. Cloth ribbons, which most commonly includes silk, are often used in connection with dress, but also applied for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolical purposes; cultures around the world use this device in their hair, around the body, or even as ornamentation on animals, buildings, and other areas. Ribbon is also sometimes used as a package sealer, on par with twine. A typewriter uses a cloth or plastic ribbon to hold the ink.
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Noun
1. any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
(synonym) thread
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) blade
2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
(synonym) decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(hyponym) bronze medal
3. a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
(synonym) typewriter ribbon
(hypernym) strip, slip
(part-holonym) typewriter
4. notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
(hypernym) notion
(hyponym) riband, ribband

(v. t.)
To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.
  

(n.)
Same as Rib-band.
  

(n.)
Driving reins.
  

(n.)
A silver.
  

(n.)
A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.
  

(n.)
A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.
  

(n.)
A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.