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stripes
stripe 1 S0811700 (strīp)n.1. a. A long narrow band distinguished, as by color or texture, from the surrounding material or surface.b. A textile pattern of parallel bands or lines on a contrasting background.c. A fabric having such a pattern.2. A strip of cloth or braid worn on a uniform to indicate rank, awards received, or length of service; a chevron.3. Sort; kind: "All Fascists are not of one mind, one stripe" (Lillian Hellman).tr.v. striped, strip·ing, stripes To mark with stripes or a stripe.
[Middle English, possibly from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strīpe.]
stripe 2 S0811700 (strīp)n. Archaic A stroke or blow, as with a whip.
[Middle English.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  stripes - V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"chevron, grade insignia, stripebadge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
IdiomsSeestripeStripes
Stripes broad bands of colored cloth (the color depending on the combat arm) sewn on pants along the side seams, adopted in almost all armies. In the Soviet armed forces stripes have been instituted for uniforms of marshals, generals, and students of the Suvorov schools. All servicemen in cossack units also wore stripes. Stripes have also been instituted for high officials in some civilian ministries, such as the office of the procurator, the railroad, and the customs services. STRIPES
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stripes
Synonyms for stripesnoun V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and serviceSynonyms- chevron
- grade insignia
- stripe
Related Words- badge
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
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