ALL meanings of blue-ribbon
blue-rib·bon
B b - adjective blue-ribbon of superior quality or prominence; first-rate; specially selected: a blue-ribbon committee of fund-raisers. 1
- noun blue-ribbon the highest award or distinction, as the first prize in a contest: His entry at the state fair won a blue ribbon. 1
- noun blue-ribbon a blue ribbon worn as a badge of honor, especially by members of the Order of the Garter of the British knighthood. 1
- noun blue-ribbon (initial capital letters). Also, British, Blue Ribband. (formerly) a prize awarded to an ocean liner making the fastest recorded trip across the Atlantic Ocean between Ambrose Lightship and Bishop Rock. 1
- noun blue-ribbon a badge used by some temperance organizations to indicate a pledge of abstinence from alcohol. 1