candy-striped

American  

[kan-dee-strahypt] / ˈkæn diˌstraɪpt /

adjective

1. having a design in candy stripe.

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candy-striped British  

adjective

1. (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background

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Other Word Forms

• candy stripe
  noun

Etymology

Origin of candy-striped

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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 • Jul. 21, 2025

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 • Aug. 7, 2023

Even without human transport, however, candy-striped spiders were observed ballooning and rappelling between insect bedrooms, surreptitiously securing sleeping targets with sticky silk.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023

At Moore’s feet sat opal gemstones formed about 1600 years ago when hot springs saturated with silica spilled to the surface, leaving behind rocks candy-striped in yellow, red, and white.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 13, 2022

Actually, their tour of the Fontainebleau’s gaudy premises went unnoticed, amid the men striding about in Bermuda shorts of candy-striped raw silk, and the women wearing bathing suits and mink Answer 201 stoles simultaneously.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote