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 [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: a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming