Meanings
- not comparableAdorned or trimmed with ribbons.
The beplumed and beribboned equipages were designed to harmonize with and enhance the appearances of the performers.
1932, Amelia Earhart, “The First Women Aeronauts”, in The Fun of It, page 2013 more examples
The marble lobby of The Game Club was full of hearty handshakes and members' backslaps. Lights twinkling with Christmas, the gift counter piled with white teddy bears and boxes of beribboned candies.
1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 15In a far cry from the late ’70s, when Tracy Austin’s pigtails and bangs signaled her youth and Chris Evert’s beribboned ponytail personified the country club ideal, today’s braids are creative and sophisticated.
2011 August 30, Hilary Howard, “Long Braids Take Center Court at U.S. Open”, in The New York TimesThis would have struck a discordant note in a place where the meadows are beribboned with late-summer wildflowers and where the transformed barn offers soothing intimacy without sacrificing visual drama.
2021 September 2, Julie Lasky, “A Creative Hudson Valley Retreat Is Listed for $2.75 Million”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: beribanded
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of beribbon
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAdorned or trimmed with ribbons.
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