candy-striped

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candy-striped

adj

(Textiles) (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background

candy stripe n

Translations

candy-striped

[ˈkændɪˌstraɪpt] ADJ → a rayas de colores

candy-striped

adj (fabric) → a righine bianche e rosa

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The candy-striped pole, which indicates nobility proud and ancient along the palace-bordered canals of Venice, indicated merely the humble barbershop along the main street of Dawson's Landing.

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Jo Malone have the most beautiful range of candy-striped candles and fragrance, with packaging by Scots designer Jonathan Saunders.

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I love rocking elf ears and bright, candy-striped tights

Making magic: whether acting, producing or whipping up a mean holiday cookie, Bailee Madison brings a side of sparkle to everything she does

In soft grey felt with a candy-striped scarf and jolly "Yay" bunting, he's just the right side of kitsch, and will raise a smile from big kids as well as small.

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She pairs a bright-purple skirt with candy-striped pink pants and a turtleneck embellished with lace across the back.

Easy elegance: the Bolshoi Ballet's bold, polished style

The candy-striped peaks have been formed from different layers of sandstone compressed together over 24 million years.

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Toppling in a 60-second series of explosions, the candy-striped smokestacks in Fort Lauderdale will disappear in July, taking along with them the pollution that they have emitting since the 1960s.

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From recipes that offer different tea choices such as Chilled Raspberry Soup and Candy-Striped Meringues to Chocolate Figs Dipped in Sea Salt, this is loaded with engaging color photos of completed dishes and unique table settings, and is a fine, fun guide to any who would consider creating an eye-catching vintage tea party.

The Vintage Tea Party Book

If you're looking for something more colourful, then there are bold candy-striped dresses and skirts all over the high street.

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The new Heritage Coloured Beetroot range comprises white, golden and candy-striped (known as chioggia) varieties and goes on sale as a mixed bunch in 100 Sainsbury's stores on 8 December.

Beetroot medley for Sainsbury's top tier

The Moxie collection is packaged in 100% recyclable and reusable tins and candy-striped "boudoir boxes" that a spokeswoman explains are color-coded by absorption.

Feminine care line has Moxie

If American nurses are our "Angels of Mercy"--and they are, believe me; especially military nurses--then our candy-striped teenage hospital volunteers must be the cherubim, God bless 'em.