stripes

stripe ¹  (strp)

n.

1.

a. A long narrow band distinguished, as by color or texture, from the surrounding material or surface.

b. A textile pattern of parallel bands or lines on a contrasting background.

c. A fabric having such a pattern.

2. A strip of cloth or braid worn on a uniform to indicate rank, awards received, or length of service; a chevron.

3. Sort; kind: "All Fascists are not of one mind, one stripe" (Lillian Hellman).

tr.v. striped, strip·ing, stripes

To mark with stripes or a stripe.

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[Middle English, possibly from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strpe.]

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stripe ²  (strp)

n.

A stroke or blow, as with a whip.

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[Middle English.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stripes - V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" chevron, grade insignia, stripe badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"