riband

Noun

Meaning

See Ribbon.

See Rib-band.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

band tape strip ribbon cordon ribband garter order belt slip distinction cord decoration fringe sash
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Antonyms

loss dotted line booby prize doted line long-dotted line slotted line
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Hypernyms

ribbon

Anagrams

Bardin Brandi Briand

Examples

A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round. Edmund Waller

Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat. Robert Browning

Ferulli, p. 121 From 1903 to 1907 the Blue Riband was held by SS Kaiser Wilhelm II. Source: Internet

Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British. Source: Internet

I'm not sure how it would fare against some of the great chocolate covered wafers of the northern hemisphere, such as the Tunnocks or Blue Riband who have a distinct size advantage. Source: Internet

The company stated that the four liners were of the renowned Kaiser class and decided to market them as the Four Flyers, a reference to their speed and associations with the Blue Riband. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ribaldry ribalinine riban riband jasper ribanded ribandlike