Definition of ribbon

• n. - A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.
• n. - A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.
• n. - Same as Rib-band.
• n. - Driving reins.
• n. - A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
• n. - A silver.
• v. t. - To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.