blue ribbon

     

In symbolism, blue ribbon is a term use to describe something of high quality. The usage came from The Blue Riband, a prize awarded for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by passenger liners -- and prior to that from Cordon Bleu which referred to the blue ribbon worn by a particular order of knights.

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  • Take your gooseberry jam to the Iowa State Fair & win this top prize, like Dawn Shaw did in 2005
  • Colorful name of Catherine Hanley's cookbook of "Prize-winning Recipes from America's State Fairs"
  • This 2-word term for first prize comes from what serves as the badge of Britain's Order of the Garter

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