stripe 1
— stripeless , adj.
/struyp/ , n. , v. , striped, striping .
n.
1. a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing: the stripes of a zebra.
2. a fabric or material containing such a band or bands.
3. a strip of braid, tape, or the like.
4. stripes ,
a. a number or combination of such strips, worn on a military, naval, or other uniform as a badge of rank, service, good conduct, combat wounds, etc.
b. Informal. status or recognition as a result of one's efforts, experience, or achievements: She earned her stripes as a traveling sales representative and then moved up to district manager.
5. a strip, or long, narrow piece of anything: a stripe of beach.
6. a streak or layer of a different nature within a substance.
7. style, variety, sort, or kind: a man of quite a different stripe.
8. Also called magnetic stripe . Motion Pictures. a strip of iron oxide layer on the edge of a film that is used for recording and reproducing a magnetic sound track.
v.t.
9. to mark or furnish with a stripe or stripes.
[ 1620-30; stripe; see STRIP 2 , STRIPE 2 ]
stripe 2
/struyp/ , n.
a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.
[ 1400-50; late ME; obscurely akin to STRIPE 1 ]