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noun

1. A long narrow piece, as of material: band¹, bandeau, fillet, strip². See matter.
2. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members: breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind², lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, type, variety. Informal persuasion. See group.

verb

To mark with a line or band, as of different color or texture: streak, striate, variegate. See marks.

n. a chevron sewn onto a uniform to denote military rank.

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sign description: The 4-hand makes a movement across the chest.

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noun
noun, US

A prison uniform. (1887 —) .
P. Sturges He's going to be in jail, Trudy, for a long time. He can't do you any good in stripes, honey (1943).

[From the stripes patterning such uniforms.]

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A white mark, narrower than the nasal bones, down the face of a horse. Called also race.

For a list of words related to stripes, see:

• Suits and Uniforms - stripes: prison garb, traditionally wide-striped shirt and pants
• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - stripes: pattern of long, parallel bands, vertical or horizontal, on fabric
• Soldiers and Military Life - stripes: chevron or strip of cloth on sleeve indicating rank

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stribe, bånd, bane, strime, vinkel, distinktionssnor, slags, art, type, kategori, gruppe, slag
v. tr. - stribe, gøre stribet

2.
n. - piskestrime

Nederlands (Dutch)
streep, strepen zetten

Français (French)
1.
n. - rayure, langue (de sable, de terre)
v. tr. - rayer

2.
n. - coup (de fouet)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Streifen
v. - streifen

2.
n. - Schlag

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λωρίδα, ρίγα, ράβδωση, (για στολή) σιρίτι, γαλόνι (κν. σαρδέλα), (ΗΠΑ) νοοτροπία, (πληθ.) (Βρετ., καθομ.) χαρακτηριστικές ραβδώσεις στολής κρατουμένου
v. - ριγώνω, διακοσμώ με ρίγες ή ραβδώσεις

Italiano (Italian)
striscia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - listra (f), faixa, galão (Mil.)
v. - riscar, listrar

Русский (Russian)
полоса, кайма, нашивка, испещрять полосами, делать бороздки

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - faja, banda, tira
v. tr. - rayar

2.
n. - azote

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rand, strimma, linje, remsa, randmönster, streck (i gradbeteckning)
v. - att märka med rand el ränder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 条纹, 斑纹, 条纹布, 线条, 条纹衫, 加条纹于

2. 鞭刑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 條紋, 斑紋, 條紋布, 線條, 條紋衫
v. tr. - 加條紋於

2.
n. - 鞭刑

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 줄무늬, 형태, 줄무늬 죄수복
v. tr. - 줄무늬로 장식하다, ~에 줄무늬를 넣다

2.
n. - 채찍질, 매질

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縞, ストライプ, 袖章, 種類
v. - 筋を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شريط, تخطيط (فعل) خطط, قلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רצועה, פס, סרט-דרגה, מכת-שוט‬
v. tr. - ‮סימן בפסים‬
n. - ‮הלקאה, הצלפה, מכת-שוט‬

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