(COLOURED STRIP) [noun] [C] - a strip on the surface of something which is a different colour from the surrounding surfaceThe zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.Do you think he'd prefer a tie with spots or stripes?Governments of every stripe (= of all political opinions) have a bad habit of interfering in state broadcasting.
STRIPE
Meaning of STRIPE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012