stripe
noun
1. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
Similar word(s): band, banding
Definition categories: man–made, adornment
2. a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
Definition categories: communication, badge
3. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
- they earned their stripes in Kuwait
Similar word(s): chevron, stripes
Definition categories: communication, badge
4. a kind or category
- businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
5. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a green toad with small black stripes or bars
- may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
Definition categories: attribute, marking
Sentences with stripe as a noun:
- persons of the same political stripe