_The broider'd scarf might wave in vain_.--p. 57. l. 1.
To such as were victorious, prizes were awarded by the judges, and
presented by the hands of the ladies; who also honoured the combatants
with the wreath or chaplet, silken drapery, and other appropriate
ornaments; and by presenting them with ribbands, or scarfs, of chosen
colours, called liveries, spoken of in romance, appear to have been the
origin of the ribbands which still distinguish knighthood.