ribband

[ rib-band, rib-uh nd, -uh n ]

/ ˈrɪbˌbænd, ˈrɪb ənd, -ən /

noun

Also ribbon. Shipbuilding. a strip of wood or metal running fore-and-aft along frames to keep them in the proper position until the shell planking or plating is in place.

Carpentry. ribbon(def 8).

Origin of ribband

First recorded in 1705–15; rib¹ + band²

Words nearby ribband

ribald, ribaldry, riband, ribat, ribavirin, ribband, ribbed and smoked sheet, ribbed vault, ribbed-knit, ribbentrop, ribbing

Definition for ribband (2 of 2)

ribband ²

[ rib-uh nd ]

/ ˈrɪb ənd /

noun Heraldry.

riband.

Example sentences from the Web for ribband

This circumstance offended the "Ribband" men, who in open day lodged a bullet in his heart, in a populous neighbourhood.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
"The ribband worn in the hat" was styled "a favour" previous to the Scotch Covenanters' nick-naming it a cockade.

Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 |Various
He ought to get no more by it, than a poor silk-weaver does by the ribband which he works, to make a gallant fine.

Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) |John Dryden
Even the colour of a shoe, the knot of a ribband, or your attitude in plucking a rose, were of moment to be recorded.

Wieland; or The Transformation |Charles Brockden Brown

Since my last, I have heard nothing more concerning the ribband; but I take it for granted it will be disposed of soon.

The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son |The Earl of Chesterfield

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