bestripe,v.|bɪˈstraɪp| [f. be- 1 + stripe v.] To cover with stripes. Hence beˈstripedppl. a. 1618Bolton Florus (1636) 271 As if his faire successes were..to be bestryped, and inter-woven with crosse accidents.1821Clare Vill. Minstr. I. 75 Vales Bestriped with shades of green and gray.