chalk stripe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chalk stripe
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Then the 80s: boxy double-breasted jacket with shoulder pads, baggy pleated trousers, chalk stripe.
From The Guardian
The body is a dark black, and the wheels are of the same rich colour, slightly picked out here and there with a chalk stripe.
From Project Gutenberg
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