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A
stripe
may be
one of a
pattern
of areas created by a family of
parallel lines
, as on the
flag of the United States
, also known as the
stars and stripes
in a candy-stripe pattern, on a
diagonal
and twisted round a
cylinder
, as for a
candy cane
a single painted or printed stripe, as a thin
strip
of material, as for example the
magnetic stripe
on a
magnetic stripe card
a
service stripe
awarded in the
United States armed forces
a synonym for
chevron
as a mark of
military rank
, as in
three-striper
an animal marking , such as the
zebra
's, not assumed to be completely regular
a
wound
or
bruise
caused by a
whip
.
See also:
Green-striped White
Red Stripe
Stars & Stripes (yacht)
Stars and Stripes Forever
S.T.R.I.P.E.
Stripe-backed Wren
Striped bass
Striped Dolphin
Striped Hyena
Striped paint
Stripes (film)
Stripesy
Three-striped Night Monkey
The White Stripes
The White Stripes (album)
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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