What is another word for riband?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈɪband] (IPA)

Riband is an uncommon word, but there are various synonyms available that can be used instead of it. Some of the synonyms for riband includes sash, band, stripe, belt, ribbon, and streamer. Sash is usually used in the context of a dress or a decorative band worn around the waist, while stripe is typically used to describe a long, thin, and narrow piece of material that is either colored or patterned. Belt is generally used to describe a fabric that is worn around the waist to hold clothing in place, while ribbon and streamer refer to a long, narrow strip of material often used in decoration or as an embellishment.

Synonyms for Riband:

What are the hypernyms for Riband?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Riband?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for riband (as nouns)

Usage examples for Riband

From this she took a manuscript, daintily written on gilt-edged vellum paper, and stitched a light blue riband.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
I fear, however, that in this instance the response was not so favourable as usual; for I perceived poor Phoebe returning pensively towards the house, her head hanging down, her hat in her hand, and the riband trailing along the ground.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
She carries about, also, a lock of her sweetheart's hair, and a riband he once gave her, being a mode of producing constancy in a lover.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving

Famous quotes with Riband

  • A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.
    Edmund Waller
  • Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat.
    Robert Browning
  • A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.
    Edmund Waller

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