Ribbon

1. A band of colored cloth signifying membership in an order or the award of a prize. My son's lamb got a blue ribbon for his lamb at the fair.
2. A strip of colored cloth worn on the left breast of a uniform to indicate the award of a medal or decoration. I was awarded six ribbons for my service in the army.
3. An inked strip of cloth used for making an impression, as in a typewriter or printer. We had to replace the ribbon in our printer.
4. Tattered or ragged strips. Her dress was torn to ribbons in the fight.