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A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.
Edmund Waller

Meaning of "riband" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIBAND

Variant of ribbon.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RIBAND

riband  [ˈrɪbənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIBAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Riband is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIBAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

riband

Ribbon

A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, velvet, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon and polyproylene. Ribbon is used for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolic purposes. Cultures around the world use ribbon in their hair, around the body, and as ornamentation on animals, buildings, and packaging. Some popular fabrics used to make ribbons are satin, organza, sheer, silk, velvet and grosgrain.

Definition of riband in the English dictionary

The definition of riband in the dictionary is a flat rail attached to posts in a palisade.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIBAND


beribboned
bɪˈrɪbənd
diamond
ˈdaɪəmənd
England
ˈɪŋɡlənd
ex-husband
ˌɛksˈhʌzbənd
Finland
ˈfɪnlənd
holland
ˈhɒlənd
househusband
ˈhaʊsˌhʌzbənd
husband
ˈhʌzbənd
Ireland
ˈaɪələnd
island
ˈaɪlənd
legend
ˈlɛdʒənd
Poland
ˈpəʊlənd
prebend
ˈprɛbənd
ribband
ˈrɪbənd
roband
ˈrɒbənd
second
ˈsɛkənd
Switzerland
ˈswɪtsələnd
turbaned
ˈtɜːbənd
turbanned
ˈtɜːbənd
Younghusband
ˈjʌŋˌhʌsbənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIBAND

rib
rib roast
rib-tickler
rib-tickling
riba
ribald
ribaldly
ribaldry
ribattuta
ribavirin
ribband
ribbed
ribbed and smoked sheet
Ribbentrop
ribber
ribbing
Ribble
ribbon
ribbon development
ribbon microphone

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIBAND

armband
band
baseband
big band
blue riband
boy band
brass band
broadband
dual-band
headband
jazz band
marching band
Miliband
multiband
rock band
rubber band
waistband
wedding band
wideband
wristband

Synonyms and antonyms of riband in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «riband» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIBAND

Find out the translation of riband to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of riband from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «riband» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丝带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

riband
570 millions of speakers

English

riband
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

riband
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عن تخصيص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лентах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

riband
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালির ফিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruban
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Riben
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

riband
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

栽培品種
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태엽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Riband
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ăn nói lô mảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழை கச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिबंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurdele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riband
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Riband
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрічках
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

panglică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

riband
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lint
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

riband
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

riband
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of riband

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIBAND»

The term «riband» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIBAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «riband» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «riband» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about riband

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QUOTES WITH «RIBAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word riband.
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Edmund Waller
A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIBAND»

Discover the use of riband in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to riband and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Blue Riband: The Piccadilly Line
This is a very pleasing set of books' A Common Reader blog 'The contrasts and transitions between books are as stirring as the books themselves .
Peter York, 2013
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Record Breakers of the North Atlantic: Blue Riband Liners ...
Covering the early paddle steamers to the last great high-speed, four-screw turbine liners, foremost authority Arnold Kludas uses sumptuous illustrations and detailed text to tell the tale of rivalry and remarkable engineering that embraced ...
Arnold Kludas, 2002
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The riband of blue and the lace of blue, by C.S.
"We will look for a moment at the fairest specimen of man under law that ever wore the riband of blue. Saul of Tarsus, surely, was that man. He says, speaking of the righteousness of the law, of which the blue riband was the sign, " touching the ...
Charles Stanley, 1884
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The white riband: or, A young female's folly
Cherry clutched the frail morsels of riband and lace in her lap, then, seeing there was no danger, began to straighten them out, scolding the while. "There, see, Primrose love, that edging is all crumpled . . . did you ever see the like? Never mind ...
Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse, 1921
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The riband oath. And, The lighthouse keepers of Anticosti
Meantime, his wicked companion, Phil Mangan, to escape death, had offered to turn " King's evidence," and deep and deadly were the plots he unfolded of the Riband Society in the County M . A hot pursuit organised by Government led to the ...
mrs. Battersby, 1886
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Examples of Modern Alphabets Plain and Ornamental
23 Large Old English Riband ............................. 25 Small Old English Riband ......... .................... 27 Imitation Saxon .............................................. 29 Riband Letter ............ ...................................... 31 Italian Shaded ................................................ 33 Small ...
F. Delamotte, 2007
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
An Act of Parliament cannot remove prejudices, but the object of the question is to see how far you will concur in an Act. of Parliament for that purpose ; now suppose that an Act of Parliament made Riband Societies a transportable felony and ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1835
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A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts
By moving the riband, so as to bring, wetted with the solution to be exposed to the action of th from the burning candle, all those parts which had been same beautiful purple colour. This colour, which was nncommonly brilliant, passed found ...
William Nicholson, 1799
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Life, military and civil, of the Duke of Wellington
Cross and Riband. THE ORDER OF ST. JANUARIUS. Star. Cross and Riband. THE DANISH ORDER OF THE ELEPHANT. Star. Badge and Riband. THE ORDER OF THE SWORD OF SWEDEN. Star. Badge and Riband. Waterloo Medal.
William Hamilton Maxwell, 1865
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The navy of old England: is it ready for war?
The building-up of a gun in ribands minimizes the danger from flaw, for even should a flaw escape observation when the riband is being bound on it is confined to a. small area; permits of the employment of steel of greater strength than is ...
Navy, 1885

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIBAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term riband is used in the context of the following news items.
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Llandow Kart Club host blue riband event
LLANDOW Kart Club's blue riband event produced excitement and unpredictability in equal measure as the coveted 'C' plates were handed out at the Welsh ... «Penarth Times, Jul 15»
2
Hunter finishes seventh in blue riband 100m freestyle final
Counties Manukau swimmer Daniel Hunter finished seventh in the blue riband 100m freestyle final on the fifth day of World University Games in Korea. Hunter ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
3
Royal Ascot: Buick booking looks significant as Mizzou goes for blue …
THREE decades after Luca Cumani first tried to win the Ascot Gold Cup, the top trainer hopes to join the blue riband race's roll of honour courtesy of the ... «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
4
Blue riband Bernard: the six-figure amateur who knows his own worth
Man in demand: Bernard Brogan, with a Volkswagen in the background, for which Open Gallery 1 Man in demand: Bernard Brogan, with a Volkswagen in the ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
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Three Queens Liverpool 2015: The Blue Riband
The officially fastest steamers could also make another boast – that they held the 'Blue Riband', an unofficial but prestigious accolade given to the passenger ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 15»
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McCoy eyes Blue Riband with Carlingford
McCoy scored a first blue-riband success aboard Mr Mulligan in 1997 before adding to his tally with Synchronised in 2012, a win he holds dear to his heart as it ... «Racinguk.com - pure racing entertainment, Mar 15»
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Silviniaco Conti to finally come of age in blue riband
When it comes to the top-class races, regular readers will know that my approach is to keep things as simple as possible. I try not to be too clever. «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
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BETVICTOR COLUMN: Who to back in the blue riband Gold Cup races
**CORRECTS SPELLING OF HORSE TO LORD WINDERMERE** Lord Windermere ridden by jockey Davy Russell (right) goes on to win the Betfred ... «Whitby Today, Mar 15»
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Connell considering Foxrock for Festival's blue-riband race
Herald.ie› Sport› Horse Racing›. Connell considering Foxrock for Festival's blue-riband race. 0 Comments. Email; Print; Font Size. Share. Owner Barry Connell is ... «Herald.ie, Feb 15»
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'Blue-riband' Cheltenham Gold Cup is the one Mullins really wants …
“It really is the blue-riband of our sport. I've been very lucky in the Irish version, had just one runner in the French one, and been runner-up four times at ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»

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