candy stripe

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a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in1935–40

In fact, that candy store is heavy industry, with all the mess that entails.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another returned a printer box stuffed with a candy-filled piñata.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis|Russell Saunders|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
Why Natural Color Is So Crucial To Understanding A Whisky’s Flavors||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not just a candy factory but a candy store, and everything in it free.
‘Asteroids’ & The Dawn of the Gamer Age|David Owen|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he was good for a week, he drew good-conduct pay; and when he was bad, he was deprived of his good-conduct-stripe.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Clarence's papa said the candy had better be eaten by monkeys than by boys; but I doubt whether Clarence was of that opinion.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
He fed the monkeys with candy, and laughed to see them hang by their tails while they took it from his hand.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
It is extremely soluble in water, and can be obtained in large transparent prismatic crystals, as in common sugar-candy.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Death wore a blue pin-stripe suit, well fitting but slightly unpressed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various