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circlet
English
Etymology
From Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s??(?)kl?t/
Noun
circlet (plural circlets)
- A small circle.
- A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head.
- A crown without arches or a covering.
- A round body; an orb.
- (Britain, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Translations
Further reading
- circlet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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ribbon
English
Etymology
From Middle English riban, ryban, ryband, from Old French riban, ruban ( > modern French ruban), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic compound whose second element is cognate with English band. Compare Middle Dutch ringhband (“necklace”, literally “ring-band”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???b?n/
- Rhymes: -?b?n
Noun
ribbon (countable and uncountable, plural ribbons)
- A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- An awareness ribbon.
- An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
- A narrow strip or shred.
- a steel or magnesium ribbon
- sails torn to ribbons
- (cooking) In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
- (shipbuilding) Alternative form of ribband
- (nautical) A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
- A watchspring.
- A bandsaw.
- (slang, dated, in the plural) Reins for a horse.
- 1887, James Inglis, Our New Zealand Cousins
- "Here, sir, hold the ribbons." This to me, throwing me the reins. Jack got down from his perch, and after a little search in the bush was rewarded by the capture of the poor dazed pigeon, who was consigned to safe custody in the boot.
- 1887, James Inglis, Our New Zealand Cousins
- (heraldry) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
- (spinning) A sliver.
- (journalism) A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
- (computing, graphical user interface) A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (ribon)
- ? Korean: ?? (ribon)
Translations
See also
- riband
Verb
ribbon (third-person singular simple present ribbons, present participle ribboning, simple past and past participle ribboned)
- (transitive) To decorate with ribbon.
- Synonym: beribbon
- (transitive) To stripe or streak.
Anagrams
- Robbin, robbin
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