striped

American  

[strahypt, strahy-pid] / straɪpt, ˈstraɪ pɪd /

adjective

1. having stripes stripe or bands.

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striped British  

/ straɪpt /

adjective

1. marked or decorated with stripes

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Other Word Forms

• nonstriped adjective

Etymology

Origin of striped

First recorded in 1610–20; stripe ¹ + -ed ³

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• stripped vs. striped

Example Sentences

Fishermen are concerned about coming runs of shad and striped bass.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gallina, 75, was clad in a floor-length dark green striped appliqué jacket and clutching a paper ticket when she declared the Olympics to be a nuisance that has “nothing to do with Milan’s essence.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He wanted to be like the train guy in the book, and drive an engine, and wear a blue-and-white striped hat.

From Literature

I fingered striped suspenders and stiff new overalls, peeked in the pickle barrel, and examined jars of peppermint sticks and jawbreakers.

From Literature

She wore the striped skirt and tunic of Plaszow’s female prisoners.

From Literature