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stripe

UK/stɹaɪp/ US/stɹaɪp/ uncommon informal slang
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service

3.

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

  • “they earned their stripes in Kuwait”
Synonyms
4.

a kind or category

  • “businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal”
5.

a marking of a different color or texture from the background

Synonyms

verb

1.

mark with stripes

Origin

From Middle English stripe, strype, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strîpe, from Proto-West Germanic *strīpā, *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Striepe (“stripe, strip”), West Frisian stripe (“stripe”), Dutch streep (“stripe”), German Low German Striepe, Striep, Streep (“stripe”), German Streifen (“stripe, strip, band”), Danish stribe (“stripe”).

Phrases

  • Árpád stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • candy stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • candy striper
  • charity stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • earn one's stripes Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • go-faster stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • hickory stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • magnetic stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • of the same stripe Terms derived from stripe (noun)
  • Stars and Stripes

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