Definitions
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- adjective Having the characteristics of
ribbons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective long and thin; resembling a ribbon
Etymologies
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Examples
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In any event, it occurred now to Lydia that she was on her way to the isolated domain of a man she hardly knew, dressed in attire that could be called skimpy, for there was nothing beneath the shirt and shorts but a ribbonlike garment for which briefs was perhaps too substantial a term.
The Houseguest Thomas Berger 2008
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Mr. Cloepfil's unusual solution cuts narrow, ribbonlike strips in a tight geometric pattern across the building's surface that continue three-dimensionally through the inside as light slots along ceilings and floors.
Setting the Record Straight About Ed Stone and Brad Cloepfil 2008
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THE NET RESULTThe ribbonlike strands of p53 float to the double helix, where they keep a damaged cell from proliferating.
The Cancer Killer 2008
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Large and enveloping, the cloak wasn't constructed from a single piece of cloth — rather, it was made up of hundreds of long, ribbonlike strips.
Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006
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Like the garment Kelsier had worn the night before, it was tailored completely from separate, ribbonlike strips of cloth.
Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006
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Their shadowy, ribbonlike forms undulated into slow, rippling waves, bending until their appearance was disproportionate and distorted, nearly beyond recognition.
String Theory, Book 3: Evolution Heather Jarman 2006
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Seam binding is a narrow, ribbonlike strip of cloth.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Seam binding is a narrow, ribbonlike strip of cloth.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Seam binding is a narrow, ribbonlike strip of cloth.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Seam binding is a narrow, ribbonlike strip of cloth.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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