candy-striped
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- candy stripe noun
Etymology
Origin of candy-striped
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The bumps push out candy-striped and aproned gowns; they are exaggerated by belted waists, and one particularly protuberant tummy doubles as a perch for a parakeet.
From Slate
The iconic label, with its instantly recognizable powder-blue candy-striped logo, will be forever credited with introducing rap to the masses.
From Los Angeles Times
Within two years, Universal was reporting that 8,000 guests per day were riding the so-called GlamorTrams, which were accentuated with candy-striped accouterments designed by Disneyland planner and famed set designer Harper Goff.
From Los Angeles Times
First, they checked to see if other scientists had documented candy-striped nocturnal killing of sleeping insects.
From New York Times
New research reveals that two species of candy-striped spider have secret night lives, leaving their cobwebs to carry out violent predation after dark.
From New York Times
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