1[uncountable, countable]a narrow strip of material, used to tie things or for decorationa present tied with yellow ribbonlengths of velvet ribbonShe was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair.2[countable]something that is long and narrow in shapeThe road was a ribbon of moonlight.3[countable]a ribbon in special colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to somebody as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by somebody to show that they belong to a particular political party compare rosette4[countable]a long strip of material containing ink that you put into typewriters and some computer printers
Idioms
cut/tear, etc. something to ribbons
to cut/tear, etc. something very badly
His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence.
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