(~s)
1.
A ~ is a long line which is a different colour from the areas next to it.
She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white ~ down the sides...
The walls in the front bedroom are painted with broad, pale blue and white ~s.
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2.
In the armed forces or the police, ~s are V-shaped bands of material sewn onto a uniform to indicate the rank of corporal or sergeant. In the United States, ~s can also show the length of time that a person has served in an organization.
...a soldier with a corporal’s ~s on his arms...
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