riban
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French riban, probably from a Germanic compound derived from Proto-Germanic *bandiz.
Noun edit
riban
- ribbon
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
References edit
- “riban”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
riban m (plural ribans)
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Old French riban, probably from a Germanic compound derived from Proto-Germanic *bandiz.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
riban m (plural ribans)