CANDY STRIPE


Meaning of CANDY STRIPE in English

noun

Etymology: so called from the similarity of the design to that of some stick candy

: a design consisting usually of bright-colored stripes of one color against a plain background especially in textiles

his shirts … were silk with candy stripes — Joseph Mitchell

• can·dy-striped ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|strīpt adjective

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