stripe

[ strahyp ]

/ straɪp /

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noun

a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing: the stripes of a zebra.

a fabric or material containing such a band or bands.

a strip of braid, tape, or the like.

stripes,

a number or combination of such strips, worn on a military, naval, or other uniform as a badge of rank, service, good conduct, combat wounds, etc.
Informal. status or recognition as a result of one's efforts, experience, or achievements: She earned her stripes as a traveling sales representative and then moved up to district manager.

a strip, or long, narrow piece of anything: a stripe of beach.

a streak or layer of a different nature within a substance.

style, variety, sort, or kind: a man of quite a different stripe.

Also called magnetic stripe. Movies. a strip of iron oxide layer on the edge of a film that is used for recording and reproducing a magnetic sound track.

verb (used with object), striped, strip·ing.

to mark or furnish with a stripe or stripes.

Origin of stripe

1620–30; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strīpe; see strip², stripe²

OTHER WORDS FROM stripe

stripe·less, adjective

Words nearby stripe

strip poker, strip search, strip steak, strip-mine, strip-search, stripe, stripe rust, stripe smut, striped, striped bass, striped gopher

Definition for stripes (2 of 3)

stripe ²

[ strahyp ]

/ straɪp /

noun

a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.

Origin of stripe

1400–50; late Middle English; obscurely akin to stripe¹

Definition for stripes (3 of 3)

magnetic strip

noun

a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.

Also called magnetic stripe, stripes.

Example sentences from the Web for stripes

Those that earned their stripes by going to prison and taking the case are the ones that are admired.

The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs |Seth Ferranti |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now I'd earned my stripes and I was just like them, and I realized it wasn't what I wanted at all.

Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet |Marlow Stern |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The sanctimonious, the puritans of all stripes, and the killjoys in general raise the issue annually.

Keep Christmas Commercialized! |P. J. O’Rourke |December 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The giant retailer is realizing its dream of getting into the banking business, which should terrify populists of all stripes.

The People Vs. the Bank of Walmart |James Poulos |October 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I hang out with artsy theater people, with angry political activists, and with nerds of all stripes.

It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry? |Arthur Chu |August 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Three hundred and seventeen stripes were inflicted; but the sufferer never winced.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
Why kiss the rod of iron which inflicts the stripes without a cause?

Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) |Various
The red letters of "Votes for Women" ran around her diagonally like the stripes of a barber-pole.

Affinities and Other Stories |Mary Roberts Rinehard
Stripes of similar drawing appeared in Persian carpets as early as 1350 a. d.

Oriental Rugs |Walter A. Hawley
Short skirts are more becoming than long ones, just as stripes are more becoming than checks.

Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 |Lillian Eichler Watson

British Dictionary definitions for stripes (1 of 2)

stripe ¹

/ (straɪp) /

noun

a relatively long band of distinctive colour or texture that differs from the surrounding material or background

a fabric having such bands

a strip, band, or chevron of fabric worn on a military uniform, etc, esp one that indicates rank

mainly US and Canadian kind; sort; type a man of a certain stripe

verb

(tr) to mark with a stripe or stripes

Word Origin for stripe

C17: probably from Middle Dutch strīpe; related to Middle High German strīfe, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for stripes (2 of 2)

stripe ²

/ (straɪp) /

noun

a stroke from a whip, rod, cane, etc

Word Origin for stripe

C15: perhaps from Middle Low German strippe; related to stripe 1

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stripe

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stripe

noun

verb (used with object), striped, strip·ing.

Origin of stripe

OTHER WORDS FROM stripe

Words nearby stripe

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