ribbon (
http://definr.com/ribbon)
n 1: any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of
land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air
the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed
upward" [syn:
thread]
2: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some
other event [syn:
decoration,
laurel wreath,
medal,
medallion,
palm]
3: a long strip of inked material for making characters on
paper with a typewriter [syn:
typewriter ribbon]
4: notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used
for trimming