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In plural. In extended use: prison uniform. Obsolete. rare.
Applied to a person. U.S. colloquial. A prison inmate or convict wearing a uniform made of a (typically black and white) striped fabric; (also) the…
plural. A prison uniform (with reference to the stripes with which it is patterned). U.S. slang.