Associations to the word «Ribband»

Wiktionary

RIBBAND, noun. (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.
RIBBAND, noun. (obsolete) A ribbon.

Dictionary definition

RIBBAND, noun. A ribbon used as a decoration.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke