noun
- Any long object resembling a thin line.
- usage: "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
- synonyms: thread
- An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
- synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm
- A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter.
- synonyms: typewriter ribbon
- Notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming. .
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