RIBBONY Synonyms

• serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

• having decorative ruffles or frills

• surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination

• having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips

• having edges irregularly and finely slashed

• so thin as to transmit light

• made of or resembling lace

• having open interstices or resembling a web

• any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

• serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

• to certain extent or degree

• pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

• (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

• shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

• having decorative ruffles or frills

• a state of arrangement or appearance

• a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment

• attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

• thin and fit

• characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

• neat and smart in appearance

• severely simple in line or design

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

• decorate, as with ornaments

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

• be in equilibrium during a flight

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut closely

• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

• A rustling sound, as of silk fabric.

• long and thin; resembling a ribbon