ribband

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪbənd/

Etymology 1

rib +‎ band

Noun

ribband (plural ribbands)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

Noun

ribband (plural ribbands)

1. Obsolete form of ribbon.
   • c. 1716, Alexander Pope, letter to Martha and Teresa Blount

     I hope by this time the pink-coloured ribband in your hat is pulled off, and the pink-coloured gown put on

   • 1833, anonymous author, Frank Orby, page 11:

     “Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”

References

• “ribband”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.