stripe
/straɪp/
verb
- To mark or cover with stripes.
- The painter striped the wall with alternating colors.
- The cat's fur is naturally striped with dark and light bands.
- The barber striped the barber pole with red, white, and blue paint.
noun
- A long, narrow band or line of a different color or texture from the surrounding area.
- She wore a shirt with blue and green stripes.
- The wallpaper had thin gold stripes running vertically.
- The zebra has black and white stripes all over its body.
- A type or kind, especially of a particular character or quality.
- He is a politician of a different stripe, one who actually listens to voters.
- Artists of every stripe came to the festival to show their work.
- We need leaders of a more honest stripe to solve these problems.
- A badge or chevron worn on a uniform to show rank or length of service.
- Her uniform had a single stripe on the sleeve, marking her as a corporal.
- The sergeant earned his third stripe after ten years in the army.
- He was proud to sew on his first stripe as a new officer.