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a
: a line or long narrow section differing in color or texture from parts adjoining
b(1)
: a textile design consisting of lines or bands against a plain background
(2)
: a fabric with a striped design
2
: a narrow strip of braid or embroidery usually in the shape of a bar, arc, or chevron that is worn (as on the sleeve of a military uniform) to indicate rank or length of service
3
: a distinct variety or sort : type
persons of the same political stripe
Examples of stripe in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole
Verb
the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint
Noun (2)
the United States flag has seven red stripes
singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert
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semafor.com, 8 July 2025
Linen lovers will swoon over the $53 Easy Pull-on Pant in 100% Linen (over 60 percent off the original price), which comes in a pale pink stripe that’s begging to take you for a stroll along the Amalfi this summer.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
These percale cotton sheets come in more than 30 colors and styles, but the blue striped pattern is very coastal grandma style—like something out of a guest bedroom in the Hamptons.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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Noun
Conservative ETFs — and virtue-signaling funds of all political stripes — are proliferating in the Trump age.
—semafor.com, 8 July 2025
Linen lovers will swoon over the $53 Easy Pull-on Pant in 100% Linen (over 60 percent off the original price), which comes in a pale pink stripe that’s begging to take you for a stroll along the Amalfi this summer.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
Verb
Follow the red and white striped fire escape to the cozy lounge, styled after '50s-era Japanese GI bars by set designer Jennifer Long.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
These percale cotton sheets come in more than 30 colors and styles, but the blue striped pattern is very coastal grandma style—like something out of a guest bedroom in the Hamptons.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stripe. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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stripe
1 of 3 noun
: a stroke or blow with a rod or part of a whip
stripe
3 of 3 noun1
: a line or long narrow section differing in color or appearance from the background
2
: a piece of braid (as on the sleeve) to indicate military rank or length of service
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