striped

American  

[strahypt, strahy-pid] / straɪpt, ˈstraɪ pɪd /

adjective

1. having stripes stripe or bands.

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striped British  

/ straɪpt /

adjective

1. marked or decorated with stripes

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Other Word Forms

• nonstriped adjective

Etymology

Origin of striped

First recorded in 1610–20; stripe ¹ + -ed ³

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• stripped vs. striped

Example Sentences

Mystery Auntie grabbed a striped orange folding chair from her pile of belongings beside the table.

From Literature

Earlier versions of Medvedev's model could reproduce the striped pattern, but they failed to match the strong contrast seen in real observations.

From Science Daily

From an everyday watch to a striped long-sleeve, these springy pieces will help you ease into warmer weather.

From The Wall Street Journal

She loved striped T-shirts and had a dozen of them—perhaps too many, she conceded, but she adopted a Marie Kondo tip on folding them in a way that took up less drawer space.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one end of it, a crew of men with shaved heads and striped overalls were digging a ditch.

From Literature