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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Example Sentences

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

Doves flew up from their perches, lizards darted out of the way, a squirrel with a striped tail leaped up a branch, and a bush fowl took to the wing from out of nowhere.

From Literature

He wears scuffed shoes and a striped necktie as a belt.

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