noun
plural -bons
a narrow piece of cloth (such as silk) that is used to tie things or for decoration [count]
[count] :a short piece of cloth that is given as a military award
[count] chiefly US :a piece of colored cloth that is given as an award in a competition
[count] :something that is long and narrow like a strip of cloth
[count] :a long and narrow piece of cloth with ink that is used for producing printed characters in a typewriter or printer
ribbons [plural] :narrow pieces of something that has been cut or torn apart