pinstriped

American  

[pin-strahypt] / ˈpɪnˌstraɪpt /

Or pin-striped

adjective

1. (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.

2. Informal. having or conveying the attitudes, policies, etc., often associated with persons who typically wear such garments in their work, as bankers or lawyers.

   a pinstriped mind.

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Etymology

Origin of pinstriped

First recorded in 1895–1900; pinstripe + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Spending time with his clothes — pinstriped suits accented with sinewy leather, belts embellished with coins and cowrie shells, or delicate yet stiff snakeskin pants — one is struck by the immeasurable depths of his inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times

But, as tradition makes way for technology, cameras will now become as much of a fixture on the courts as the pinstriped shirts and smart trousers.

From BBC

And they saved the clothes from their 2008 San Francisco wedding — Galilee’s pale pink dress and Rogers’ pinstriped tuxedo.

From Los Angeles Times

“If the blues were born in New Orleans and the South — they took a note and blew it through a horn,” said Rodriguez, standing onstage wearing a pinstriped suit and his signature fedora.

From Los Angeles Times

Everything was yellow or pink—the checkered floor, the pinstriped walls, the booths and counter stools.

From Literature