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candy stripe

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of candy stripe

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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Indiana is…jump shots and candy stripe warm-up pants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Ruta’s salads include artful landscapes that bring together candy stripe beets, creamy avocado mousse and almonds.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2020

The brothers also introduced bold colors as well as Madras, candy stripe and tartan patterns.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2016

Isadore Kantor, aged eleven and hunched with a younger Kantor over an oilcloth-covered table, hunched himself still deeper in barter for a large crystal marble with a candy stripe down its center.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various

Isadore Kantor, aged eleven and hunched with a younger Kantor over an oilcloth-covered table, hunched himself still deeper in a barter for a large crystal marble with a candy stripe down its center.

From Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It by Hurst, Fannie