noun
- An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material.
- A piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service.
- synonyms: stripe
- V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service.
- usage: "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"
- synonyms: chevron, stripe, grade insignia
- A kind or category.
- usage: "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
- synonyms: stripe
- A narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background.
- usage: "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
- V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service.
- usage: "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"
- synonyms: chevron, stripe, grade insignia
verb
- Mark with stripes.
- synonyms: stripe
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