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| stripe [ strīp ] |
noun (plural stripes) |
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1. long narrow band: a long narrow band of a different color, composition, or texture from the surrounding surface or background
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2. pattern: a pattern of stripes
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3. textiles fabric: a fabric with a pattern of stripes
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4. military indication of rank: a narrow band or V-shaped piece of fabric, sewn onto a uniform as a symbol of rank
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5. U.S. type of person: a recognizable type of person with a specific character or set of opinions
  This is a tyrant of a very different stripe.
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transitive verb (past and past participle striped, present participle strip·ing, 3rd person present singular stripes) |
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mark something with stripes: to put a pattern of stripes on something
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| [15th century. Probably < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strīpe] |
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| strip·y adjective |
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