Ribbon Narrow Strip Tied Long Special Sb Sth

noun

1 [uncountable, countable] a narrow strip of material, used to tie things or for decoration / a present tied with yellow ribbon lengths of velvet ribbon She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair.

2 [countable] something that is long and narrow in shape / The road was a ribbon of moonlight.

3 [countable] a ribbon in special colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to sb as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by sb to show that they belong to a particular political party compare rosette

4 [countable] a long strip of material containing ink that you put into typewriters and some computer printers 

cut/tear, etc. sth to ˈribbons to cut/tear, etc. sth very badly His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence.