Strips of fine textile, such as silk, satin, or velvet, often with a cord finish along both edges instead of selvage, forming a narrow strip or band, used for decorative trimming of a garment or for fastening or attaching something. May also refer to anything that resembles such objects, that is, any long, thin, flat, flexible strips of any material.

ribbon(material)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,N)
ribbons(materials)　(,U,English-NP,AD,U,N)
riband(ribbon)　(,U,English-NP,UF,U,U)
Bänderwerk(,U,German-NP,AD,U,N)
lint(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
ruban(ribbon)　(P,,U,French-P,D,U,N)
rubans(ribbons)　(,U,French-NP,AD,U,N)
cinta de lazo(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
緞帶(材料)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
絲帶(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
條帶(材料)　(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
飾帶(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
tuan tai(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
duàn dài (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
duan dai (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Materials Facet
........Materials (Hierarchy Name)
............materials (matter)
................<materials by form>
....................ribbon (material)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Materials Facet
........Materials (Hierarchy Name)
............materials (matter)
................<materials by function>
....................trimming (material)
........................ribbon (material)

distinguished from....	tape(materials)
object(s) using/produced by are....	ribbonwork
creator(s) are....	ribbonmakers

Dutch....	Algemeen te gebruiken voor lange, dunne, platte en soepele repen van een willekeurig materiaal. Specifiek te gebruiken voor repen fijn textiel, zoals zijde, satijn of fluweel, vaak afgewerkt met een koordje langs beide randen in plaats van met een zelfkant. Wordt gewoonlijk als versiering gebruikt.
Spanish....	Úsese en general para una tira larga, delgada, plana y flexible de cualquier material. Se usa específicamente para cintas de textil fino, como seda, satén o terciopelo, a menudo con una terminación de cordón en ambos extremos en vez de orilla.
Chinese (traditional)....	長條狀的絲、緞或天鵝絨之類精細紡織品，兩側邊常以細繩而非布織收邊，以形成細窄的條帶，用於衣物飾邊、繫緊固定或繫綁連結物件。亦可指稱其他任何材料製成之細長扁平、具有彈性的窄細長條。

ribbon(material)............	[VP]
.................	Kidwella and Steele, Men and Women (1989) 51, womens' undwr w/ ribbon insertions
.................	Smit, Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary (1985) narrow strip of wood or other material used in framework
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988) Adornment
.................	Picken, Fashion Dictionary (1957) Types of ribbon
.................	V&A personal artifacts terminology (1991)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
ribbons(materials)............	[VP]
.................	Kidwella and Steele, Men and Women (1989) 51, ribbons to ornament corsets; ribbons
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) ribbons
.................	Picken, Fashion Dictionary (1957) section title, but types under are "ribbon.;" ribbons
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
riband(ribbon)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
Bänderwerk............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
lint............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ruban(ribbon)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
rubans(ribbons)............	[VP]
.................	Mansion, Harrap's Standard French Dictionary (1986) 77
cinta de lazo............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:638
緞帶(材料)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1494
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 July 24, 2009
.................	牛津當代大辭典 1581
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CHIN database
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300014668 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300014668
ASDC Union Catalog： ribbon 、ribbons 、riband 、Bänderwerk 、lint 、ruban 、rubans 、cinta de lazo 、緞帶 、絲帶 、條帶 、飾帶 、tuan tai 、duàn dài 、duan dai