unstriped

American  

[uhn-strahypt, -strahy-pid] / ʌnˈstraɪpt, -ˈstraɪ pɪd /

adjective

1. not striped; nonstriated, as muscular tissue.

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unstriped British  

/ ʌnˈstraɪpt /

adjective

1. (esp of smooth muscle) not having stripes; unstriated

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Etymology

Origin of unstriped

First recorded in 1835–45; un- ¹ + striped

Example Sentences

Do you chuckle when you see that the Yankees unstriped the Tigers, or do you cringe when the Capitals overrule the Rangers?

From New York Times • May 6, 2015

Here, alone, at the distal portion of the tendon, occur muscular fibres, but these are unstriped, belonging to the category of cutaneous muscles.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Description.—Similar to Embernagra platensis, but the back unstriped, and the olive hue somewhat purer; also the abdomen of a paler buff: total length 8·1 inches, wing 3·7, tail 4·0.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Hence their name of non-striated, or unstriped, and smooth muscles.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

How can the contraction of the unstriped and involuntary arrectores pili have been co-ordinated with that of various voluntary muscles for the same special purpose?

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles