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pinstripe

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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.

pinstriped adj.

pinstripe
Noun
(in textiles) a very narrow stripe in fabric or the fabric itself
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Spanish pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp] adj pinstripe suit → traje m a rayas
French pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp] nrayure très fine
German pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp] adj pinstripe suit → Nadelstreifenanzug m
Italian pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp] nstoffa gessata;
(also: pinstripe suit) → gessato

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