stripe
noun
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing.
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His friends, in turn, are prone to exalt him as a Galahad of the masses, dight in spotless, and stripeless, armor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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