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Stripe
01
a design consisting of lines or bands with a different color from the background, often used on clothing, textiles, or other surfaces
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
stripes
Examples
She wore a sleek black dress with thin white stripes running down the sides.
02
a distinct type, category, or opinion
03
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
04
a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
to stripe
01
to add long, narrow bands or lines of a different color or texture to an object
Transitive: to stripe a surface with a pattern
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
stripe
3rd person singular
stripes
Present participle
striping
Past simple
striped
Past participle
striped
Examples
The designer decided to stripe the walls with alternating shades of blue for a vibrant look.
