Definition of riband in English:

riband

noun ˈrɪb(ə)ndˈrɪbənd

archaic

A ribbon.
〈古〉缎带
Example sentencesExamples
- The silent roadway looked like a long riband of polished silver, flecked here and there by the dark arabesques of waving shadows.
- The fourth class (officers of the British Empire and Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order) and fifth class (members of the British Empire and Royal Victorian Order) wear their respective badges on medal ribands or bows (women).
- Some betrayed patients, institutions, and colleagues in the search for ribands to stick in their coats.
- When the Dodgers and the Giants left New York in 1957, he quoted Robert Browning: ‘Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a riband to stick in his coat.’
- Since, in an egalitarian society, there are few opportunities to wear crosses and ribands, the Order of the British Empire has begun to sell ties.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French riban, probably from a Germanic compound of the noun band¹.

Rhymes

beribboned

Definition of riband in US English:

riband

nounˈribəndˈrɪbənd

archaic

A ribbon.
〈古〉缎带
Example sentencesExamples
- When the Dodgers and the Giants left New York in 1957, he quoted Robert Browning: ‘Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a riband to stick in his coat.’
- Since, in an egalitarian society, there are few opportunities to wear crosses and ribands, the Order of the British Empire has begun to sell ties.
- Some betrayed patients, institutions, and colleagues in the search for ribands to stick in their coats.
- The silent roadway looked like a long riband of polished silver, flecked here and there by the dark arabesques of waving shadows.
- The fourth class (officers of the British Empire and Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order) and fifth class (members of the British Empire and Royal Victorian Order) wear their respective badges on medal ribands or bows (women).

Origin

Middle English: from Old French riban, probably from a Germanic compound of the noun band.

词汇	riband
释义	Definition of riband in English: riband noun ˈrɪb(ə)ndˈrɪbənd archaic A ribbon. 〈古〉缎带 Example sentencesExamples The silent roadway looked like a long riband of polished silver, flecked here and there by the dark arabesques of waving shadows. The fourth class (officers of the British Empire and Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order) and fifth class (members of the British Empire and Royal Victorian Order) wear their respective badges on medal ribands or bows (women). Some betrayed patients, institutions, and colleagues in the search for ribands to stick in their coats. When the Dodgers and the Giants left New York in 1957, he quoted Robert Browning: ‘Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a riband to stick in his coat.’ Since, in an egalitarian society, there are few opportunities to wear crosses and ribands, the Order of the British Empire has begun to sell ties. Origin Middle English: from Old French riban, probably from a Germanic compound of the noun band¹. Rhymes beribboned Definition of riband in US English: riband nounˈribəndˈrɪbənd archaic A ribbon. 〈古〉缎带 Example sentencesExamples When the Dodgers and the Giants left New York in 1957, he quoted Robert Browning: ‘Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a riband to stick in his coat.’ Since, in an egalitarian society, there are few opportunities to wear crosses and ribands, the Order of the British Empire has begun to sell ties. Some betrayed patients, institutions, and colleagues in the search for ribands to stick in their coats. The silent roadway looked like a long riband of polished silver, flecked here and there by the dark arabesques of waving shadows. The fourth class (officers of the British Empire and Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order) and fifth class (members of the British Empire and Royal Victorian Order) wear their respective badges on medal ribands or bows (women). Origin Middle English: from Old French riban, probably from a Germanic compound of the noun band.
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