noun

stripe

stripe, band, line, chevron (military)

A zebra has black and white stripes.

A zebra has black and white stripes.

He wore a shirt with blue stripes.

He wore a shirt with blue stripes.

The sergeant has three stripes on his arm.

The sergeant has three stripes on his arm.

((noun)) a long, narrow band of color A tiger has black stripes.

((with stripes)) having lines of color He wore a shirt with blue stripes.

Synonyms: band, line, streak

From Middle Dutch 'strīpe'. Related to 'strip'. A stripe is like a strip of color.

Think of a striped shirt or a tiger's stripes. It's a line of a different color.

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