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Circlet vs Ribbon - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between circlet and ribbon

is that circlet is a small circle while ribbon is a long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.

As a verb ribbon is

to decorate with ribbon.

circlet

English

(wikipedia circlet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small circle.
  • A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head
  • A crown without arches or a covering.
  • * Spenser
    • Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled.
  • A round body; an orb.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • * Milton
    • Fairest of stars that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet .
  • (UK, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
    • (Halliwell)

    ribbon

    English

    (wikipedia ribbon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
  • An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
  • A narrow strip or shred.
    • a steel or magnesium ribbon
    sails torn to ribbons
  • (shipbuilding)
  • (slang, dated, in the plural) Driving reins.
    • (London Athenaeum)
  • (heraldry) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
  • (spinning) A sliver.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
  • (cooking) In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.

    • See also

    * riband

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To decorate with ribbon.

    • Synonyms

    * beribbon

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