any long object resembling a thin line; a mere ribbon of land; the lighted ribbon of traffic; from the air the road was a grey thread; a thread of smoke climbed upward

[ Syn: thread ]

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

[ Syn: decoration , laurel wreath , medal , medallion , palm ]

a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

[ Syn: typewriter ribbon ]

notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming