Stripe

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stripe \Stripe\, n. [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG.
     stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG.
     striefen to glide, march.]
     1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a
        different color or structure from the ground; hence, any
        linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or


        streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads
        in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some
        other contrast of appearance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a
        different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a
        garment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the
        like, such as usually leaves a mark.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.
                                                    --Deut. xxv.
                                                    3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow
        of a lash, rod, or the like.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes.
                                                    --Thomson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing
        characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the
        same political stripe. [Colloq. U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. pl. (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned
        officer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Stars and Stripes}. See under {Star}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stripe \Stripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Striped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Striping}.]
     1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different
        colors or textures; to variegate with stripes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strike; to lash. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stripe
       n 1: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {band},
             {banding}]
       2: a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military
          rank or length of service
       3: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service;
          "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron}, {stripes},
           {grade insignia}]
       4: a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in
          opposition to the proposal"
       5: a marking of a different color or texture from the
          background [syn: {streak}]
       v : mark with stripes

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  285 Moby Thesaurus words for "stripe":
     Hershey bar, animus, aptitude, aviation badge, badge, band,
     bandeau, bar, baste, bastinado, beat, belabor, belt, bent,
     bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, bias, birch, blaze, blaze a trail,
     blemish, blood, blotch, body-build, box, brand, breed, buffet,
     cane, cast, chalk, chalk up, character, characteristic,
     characteristics, check, check off, checker, chevron, chicken,
     cicatrize, clan, class, club, color, complexion, composition,
     constituents, constitution, cowhide, crack, crasis, craze,
     cross-hatching, cudgel, cuff, cut, dapple, dash, define, delimit,
     delineation, demarcate, denomination, description, designation,
     dharma, diagonal, diathesis, discolor, disposition, dot,
     dotted line, drub, eagle, eccentricity, engrave, epaulet, ethos,
     feather, fiber, fillet, flagellate, flail, flake, flap, fleck,
     flog, form, frame, freckle, fustigate, gash, genius, genre, genus,
     give a whipping, give the stick, grain, habit, hachure, hairline,
     harlequin, hash mark, hatch, hatching, hide, horsewhip, hue, humor,
     humors, idiosyncrasy, ilk, impress, imprint, inclination,
     individualism, insignia of branch, iris, kidney, kin, kind, knout,
     label, lace, lash, lather, lay on, leaning, length, line,
     lineation, list, lot, maculate, make, make a mark, makeup, manner,
     marble, marbleize, mark, mark off, mark out, mental set, mettle,
     mind, mind-set, mold, motley, mottle, nature, nick, notch, number,
     oak leaf, order, organization insignia, overseas bar,
     parachute badge, patch, pencil, pepper, persuasion, phylum,
     physique, pip, pistol-whip, point, polychrome, polychromize,
     pommel, predilection, predisposition, preference, prick, print,
     proclivity, propensity, property, pummel, punch, punctuate,
     puncture, quality, race, rainbow, rawhide, ribbon, riddle, scar,
     scarify, score, scotch, scourge, scratch, seal, seam,
     service stripe, set, shape, shoulder patch,
     shoulder sleeve insignia, slant, slap, slash, smack, smite,
     somatotype, sort, spangle, spank, species, speck, speckle, spirit,
     splotch, spot, spread eagle, sprinkle, stain, stamp, star,
     stigmatize, stipple, strain, strake, strap, streak, streaking,
     stria, striate, striation, striature, striga, string, striola,
     strip, striping, stroke, stud, style, sublineation,
     submarine badge, suchness, swinge, switch, system, tattoo, temper,
     temperament, tendency, tenor, tessellate, the like of,
     the likes of, thrash, thump, tick, tick off, tone, trace, tribe,
     trounce, truncheon, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, underline,
     underlining, underscore, underscoring, variegate, variety, vein,
     virgule, wallop, warp, way, whale, whip, whop, yerk
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  stripe
       
          {data striping}