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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 [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
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
pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp]
A. ADJde raya diplomática
B. N (= suit) → traje m de raya diplomática; (= fabric) → tela f de raya diplomática; (= stripe) → raya f diplomática
C. CPD pinstripe suit Ntraje m de raya diplomática
pinstripe [ˈpɪnstraɪp]
nrayures fpl très fines
modif [suit] → à rayures
pinstripe [ˈpɪnˌstraɪp] adj pinstripe suit(abito) gessato
pinstripe [ˈpɪnˌstraɪp] adj pinstripe suit(abito) gessato


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