stripe (noun)

  • 1stripe — ► NOUN 1) a long narrow band or strip of a different colour or texture from the surface on either side of it. 2) a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a type or category. ► VERB (usu. be striped) ▪ mark with… …

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  • 2stripe — noun 1 long narrow line ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, wide ▪ narrow, thin ▪ bold, dark ▪ subtle …

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  • 3stripe — noun it s a red jacket with a white stripe down each sleeve Syn: line, band, strip, belt, bar, streak, vein, flash, blaze; technical stria, striation …

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  • 4stripe rust — noun : a rust of wheat, rye, barley, and other grasses caused by a fungus (Puccinia glumarum) that produces elongated yellow streaks of sori called also yellow rust, yellow stripe rust * * * Plant Pathol. a disease of wheat, barley, rye, and… …

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  • 5stripe blight — noun a disease of oats • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun : a disease of oats caused by a bacterium (Pseudomonas striafaciens) and characterized by water soaked spots and streaks …

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  • 6stripe — noun 1》 a long, narrow band or strip of a different colour or texture from the surface on either side of it. 2》 a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank. 3》 chiefly N. Amer. a type or category. 4》 archaic a blow with a lash. verb… …

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  • 7stripe — noun (C) 1 a line of colour, especially one of several lines of colour all close together: a shirt with black and white stripes 2 a narrow piece of material worn on the arm of a uniform as a sign of rank: A sergeant has three stripes. 3 earn your …

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  • 8stripe canker — noun : black thread …

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  • 9stripe smut — noun 1. : a smut of grasses caused by a fungus (Ustilago striaeformis) and characterized by long narrow nearly black sori on leaves and sheaths 2. : smut of rye caused by a fungus (Urocystis occulta) * * * Plant Pathol. a disease of grasses,… …

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  • 10stripe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, welt, long scar, blow, probably from stripe band on a garment Date: 15th century a stroke or blow with a rod or lash II. transitive verb (striped; striping) Etymology: Middle English, to place bands or edging on …

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