1. (

• ribbon ,
• thread

) any long object resembling a thin line; "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" ;

2. (

• decoration ,
• laurel_wreath ,
• medal ,
• medallion ,
• palm ,
• ribbon

) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event ;

3. (

• ribbon ,
• typewriter_ribbon

) a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter ;

4. (

• ribbon

) notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming ;