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pinstripe

American  
[pin-strahyp] / ˈpɪnˌstraɪp /

noun

  1. a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.

  2. a pattern of such stripes.

  3. a fabric or garment having such stripes.


pinstripe British  
/ ˈpɪnˌstraɪp /

noun

    1. a very narrow stripe in fabric or the fabric itself, used esp for men's suits

    2. ( as modifier )

      a pinstripe suit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pinstripe

First recorded in 1895–1900; pin + stripe 1

Example Sentences

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Scotland's men will be decked out in navy blue - or now pinstripe salmon-pink - when they face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil at the World Cup this summer.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Clad in a neutral-toned pinstripe collared shirt, he, along with his four bandmates, could be young executives at a business casual lunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Multiple suits, to be exact — a pinstripe and a plain navy blazer with white piping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

Actor Layton Williams - from the West End's Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Billy Elliot the Musical - is dressed in an all-green pinstripe suit.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

On a chair next to her sat a large oily man in a black pinstripe suit.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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