beribboned

I could not immediately think of a word like that but I know I have seen many.   They show up a lot in cryptic crossword puzzles.

Where and how does  beribboned  mean anything but "adorned with ribbons"?

from a different angle it could be someone who is adorned with rib bones.   Like I said, it is something you would only see in a cryptic crossword.   I think that is what Robert was getting at.

[Blush] Dick, your original comment about cryptic puzzles should have triggered recognition. I'm actually reasonably good at such puzzles, just haven't done one in a while.  

   Feathers show how old fruit is.

Peter