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Definition of 'stripe'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) stripe
a narrow band differing in color, material, or texture from the background parts.

2.  stripe
a fabric or material containing such bands.

3.  stripe
a strip of braid, tape, or the like.

4.  stripe
variety; sort:
a person of a different stripe.

5. (v.t.) stripe
to mark or furnish with stripes.

6. (n.) stripe
a stroke with a whip or rod.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME; obscurely akin to stripe¹)

Definition of 'stripe'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) band, banding, stripe
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

2. (noun) stripe
a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service

3. (noun) chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
"they earned their stripes in Kuwait"

4. (noun) stripe
a kind or category
"businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"

5. (verb) stripe, streak, bar
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
"a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"

6. (verb) stripe
mark with stripes

Definition of 'stripe'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) stripe
a long line that is a different color from what is around it
a flag with red and blue stripes

Definition of 'stripe'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) stripe
a line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe

2. (noun) stripe
a pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance

3. (noun) stripe
a strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment

4. (noun) stripe
a stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark

5. (noun) stripe
a long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like

6. (noun) stripe
color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe

7. (noun) stripe
the chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer

8. (verb) stripe
to make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes

9. (verb) stripe
to strike; to lash

Translation of 'stripe'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a band of colour etc The wallpaper was grey with broad green stripes; A zebra has black and white stripes.
Afrikaans: streep	Arabic: تَخْطيط، خُطوط	Bulgarian: шарка
Brazilian: risca	Czech: pruh	German: der Streifen
Danish: stribe	Greek: ρίγα, λωρίδα	Spanish: raya, lista
Estonian: triip	Farsi: نوار رنگارنگ	Finnish: raita
French: rayure	Hebrew: פַּס	Hindi: धारी, पटृटी
Croatian: pruga, trak	Hungarian: csík	Indonesian: garis-garis
Icelandic: rönd, rák	Italian: striscia, riga	Japanese: しま
Korean: 줄무늬	Lithuanian: juosta, dryžis	Latvian: svītra; josla
Malay: jalur	Dutch: streep	Norwegian: stripe
Polish: pasek, prążek	Persian: نوار رنگارنگ	Pashto: رنګارنګه پټه
Portuguese: risca	Romanian: dungă	Russian: полос(к)а
Slovak: pruh, pás	Slovenian: proga	Serbian: pruga
Swedish: rand	Thai: แถบสี	Turkish: çizgi, şerit
Taiwanese: 條紋	Ukrainian: смуга, облямівка	Urdu: رنگین دھاری
Vietnamese: sọc vằn, viền	Chinese: 条纹
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