candy-striped
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
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 ● Jul. 21, 2025
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
The boys wear boater hats and navy blazers, candy-striped with emerald and gold.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2019
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
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