stripe (noun)

  • 101pinstripe — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1897 a very thin stripe especially on a fabric; also a suit with such stripes often used in plural • pin striped adjective …

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  • 102rainbow trout — noun Date: 1882 a large stout bodied salmonid fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss syn. Salmo gairdneri) of western North America that is related to the Pacific salmon and is typically greenish above and white on the belly with a pink, red, or lavender… …

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  • 103rocker — noun Date: 1760 1. a. either of two curving pieces of wood or metal on which an object (as a cradle) rocks b. any of various objects (as a rocking chair or an infant s toy having a seat placed between side pieces) that rock on rockers c. any of… …

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  • 104silverside — noun Date: 1820 any of various small chiefly marine bony fishes (family Atherinidae) with a silvery stripe along each side of the body …

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  • 105slider — noun Date: 1530 1. one that slides 2. a freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta syn. Pseudemys scripta) chiefly of the southeastern United States; especially one (T. scripta elegans) usually having a red stripe behind each eye and often sold as a… …

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  • 106strake — noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch more at stretch Date: 14th century 1. a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also the width of such a band 2. streak, stripe …

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  • 107stria — noun (plural striae) Etymology: Latin, furrow, channel more at strike Date: 1563 1. striation 2 2. a stripe or line (as in the skin) distinguished from the surrounding area by color, texture, or elevation compare stretch marks …

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  • 108Thomson's gazelle — noun Etymology: Joseph Thomson died 1895 Scottish explorer Date: 1897 a small gazelle (Gazella thomsonii) of eastern Africa that is tan above and white below with a broad black stripe on each side …

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  • 109virgule — noun Etymology: French, from Latin virgula small stripe, obelus, from diminutive of virga rod Date: 1837 slash 4 …

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  • 110vitta — noun (plural vittae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, fillet; akin to Latin viēre to plait more at wire Date: 1819 1. stripe, streak 2. one of the oil tubes in the fruits of plants of the carrot family …

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