Stripe

Pronunciation

• UK, US IPA: /stɹaɪp/
• Rhymes: -aɪp

Origin

• (noun) From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stripe.
• (verb) From the first one. (cf Dutch strippen)

Full definition of stripe

Noun

1. A long, straight region of a single colour.
2. (in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
3. (informal) Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.persons of the same political stripe
4. A long narrow mark left by striking with a lash or rod; by extension, such a stroke.
• Bible, Deuteronomy xxv. 3Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.
• ThomsonCruelty marked him with inglorious stripes.
• 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2Thou most lying slave,
  Whom stripes may move, not kindness!
5. (weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.

Derived terms

Verb

1. (transitive) To mark with stripes.
2. (transitive, computing) To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.

Related terms

• striped
• stripy
• Stars and Stripes
• striper
• candy striper
• restripe

Anagrams

• esprit
• priest
• ripest
• sitrep
• sprite