ribbon in WordNet English dictionary

1. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
   decoration  laurel wreath  medal  medallion  palm  ribbon 
   
2. notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
   ribbon 
   
3. a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
   ribbon  typewriter ribbon 
   
4. any long object resembling a thin line
   "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
   ribbon  thread