beribboned

adjective

be·​rib·​boned bi-ˈri-bənd How to pronounce beribboned (audio)
bē-
: adorned with ribbons

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This year’s Met Gala saw Eilish donning a gothic, sheer Simone Rocha gown, a beribboned and braided ponytail, and sultry eye makeup—full, full glam. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 20 June 2023 Reaves might, and her Kartell units are legit, albeit discolored and dirty and suspended in a yellow beribboned coffin, but the rest of the design objects in the show are either found knockoffs or built from scratch. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023

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First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beribboned was in 1720

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“Beribboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beribboned. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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