stripe (noun)

  • 11stripe — I. /straɪp / (say struyp) noun 1. a relatively long, narrow band of a different colour, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing: the stripes of a zebra. 2. a striped fabric or material. 3. a strip of braid or… …

  • 12magnetic stripe — noun a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. • Hypernyms: ↑magnetic tape, ↑mag tape, ↑tape • Part Holonyms: ↑credit …

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  • 13stripe — stripe1 [ straıp ] noun count * 1. ) a line of one color on a background of a different color: a white shirt with red stripes The male has a distinctive white stripe above the eyes. 2. ) a band of cloth on a uniform showing the rank of the person …

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  • 14stripe */ — UK [straɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms stripe : singular stripe plural stripes 1) a line of one colour on a background of a different colour a white shirt with red stripes The male has a distinctive white stripe above the eyes. 2) a band of …

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  • 15stripe rust — /ˈstraɪp rʌst/ (say struyp rust) noun a fungus, Puccinia striiformis, found on wheat and producing orange yellow spores creating closely packed pustules which develop in a stripe along the upper surface of a leaf; reduces the yield of the wheat …

  • 16stripe — 1. noun /stɹaɪp/ a) A long, straight region of a single colour. b) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.<!this definition could do with being improved 2 …

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  • 17stripe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. line, band, streak, belt, hash mark; class, ilk. See length, variegation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. line, division, strip, discoloration, varicolor, contrasting color, streak, border, decoration,… …

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  • 18stripe — [straɪp] noun [C] a line of one colour on a background of a different colour a white shirt with red stripes[/ex] …

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  • 19stripe smut — /ˈstraɪp smʌt/ (say struyp smut) noun any of several diseases of grasses caused by fungi of the order Ustilaginales, as Urocystis agropyri on wheat. Also, flag smut …

  • 20half-stripe — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the narrow 1/4 inch stripe which together with the full 1/2 inch stripe makes up the sleeve and shoulderboard rank insignia of naval officers below flag rank …

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