ribband

Etymology 1

rib + band

noun

1. (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

1. Obsolete form of ribbon.
   c. 1716, Alexander Pope, letter to Martha and Teresa Blount I hope by this time the pink-coloured ribband in your hat is pulled off, and the pink-coloured gown put on
   “Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?” 1833, anonymous author, Frank Orby, page 11