Stripe
WordNet
noun
(1) An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
(2) A marking of a different color or texture from the background
(3) A kind or category
"Businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
(4) V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
"They earned their stripes in Kuwait"
(5) A piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
verb
(6) Mark with stripes
WiktionaryText
Etymology
- From or stripe.
- From the first one. (cf strippen)
Noun
- A long, straight region of a single colour.
- The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
Verb
- To mark with stripes.
- To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
Related terms
- striped
- stripy
- Stars and Stripes
- striper
- candy striper
- restripe