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stripe

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈstɹaɪp// UK //stɹˈaɪp// stripe Informal Slang

n. a long, narrow line of color that looks different from the area around it. You often see them on animals like zebras or on pieces of clothing.

n. a long, narrow band or line distinguished by a different color or texture from the surrounding surface.


SIMPLE

The zebra has black and white stripes.

CONTEXTUAL

She wore a blue shirt with thin white stripes for her job interview.

COMPLEX

The artist used bold vertical stripes to create an illusion of height in the small gallery room, drawing the viewer's eye toward the ceiling.

Synonyms
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”).

Usage

Commonly used with 'horizontal' or 'vertical' to describe direction.

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