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Terms vs Ribband - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and ribband

is that terms is while ribband is (shipbuilding) a long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework or ribband can be (obsolete) a ribbon.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    ribband

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A ribbon.
    • (Alexander Pope)
    (Webster 1913)