pinstripe

pin·stripe also pin stripe  (pnstrp)

n.

1. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric.

2.

a. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits.

b. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural.

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pinstriped adj.

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pinstripe [ˈpɪnˌstraɪp]

n (in textiles)

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a very narrow stripe in fabric or the fabric itself, used esp for men's suits

b.  (as modifier) a pinstripe suit

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pinstripe - a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes suit, suit of clothes - a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit"
	2.	pinstripe - a fabric with very thin stripes cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	3.	pinstripe - a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric) stripe, banding, band - an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

Translations

pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp]

A. ADJ → de raya diplomática

B. N (= suit) → traje m de raya diplomática; (= fabric) → tela f de raya diplomática; (= stripe) → raya f diplomática

C. CPD pinstripe suit N → traje m de raya diplomática

pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp]

n → rayures fpl très fines

modif [suit] → à rayures

pinstripe [ˈpɪnˌstraɪp] adj pinstripe suit → (abito) gessato