RIBBAND

riband, ribband

(noun) a ribbon used as a decoration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

ribband (plural ribbands)

(shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.

Etymology 2

Noun

ribband (plural ribbands)

(obsolete) A ribbon.

Source: Wiktionary


Rib"band, n.

Definition: A ribbon. Pope.

Rib"*band`, n. Etym: [Rib + band.] Etym: [Written also riband, and ribbon.] (Shipbuilding)

Definition: A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework. Rib-band lines, oblique longitudinal sectionss of the hull of a vessel. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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