ribbon

A narrow strip of cloth used to tie or decorate things, or worn to show support.

• She tied a ribbon in her hair.
• The gifts were wrapped with blue ribbons.
• He wore a pink ribbon to support the campaign.

Common phrases: silk ribbon, tie a ribbon, ribbon bow, satin ribbon

A strip covered with ink that a typewriter or some printers use to print letters.

• The typewriter needs a new ribbon.
• He replaced the printer ribbon before printing the labels.
• The old ribbons left faint letters on the paper.

Similar words: ink ribbon

Common phrases: typewriter ribbon, printer ribbon, replace the ribbon