Riband

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of ribbon. alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable

    "There was every reason to spare the disclosure, for a new blue satin pelisse, a bonnet trimmed with ribands a mile high, and a fresh detachment of flowing curls, proclaimed the bridal attire."

  2. 2
    a ribbon used as a decoration wordnet
  3. 3
    A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet. countable, uncountable

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blue ribboncordoncordon bleudecorationorderornament

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"There was every reason to spare the disclosure, for a new blue satin pelisse, a bonnet trimmed with ribands a mile high, and a fresh detachment of flowing curls, proclaimed the bridal attire."

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blue ribandriband jasper

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