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stripe
stripe / strīp/ • n. 1. a long narrow band or strip, typically of the same width throughout its length, differing in color or texture from the surface on either side of it: a pair of blue shorts with pink stripes. ∎ archaic a blow with a scourge or lash. 2. a chevron sewn onto a uniform to denote military rank. ∎ a type or category: entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive. • v. [tr.] (usu. be striped) mark with stripes: her body was striped with bands of sunlight. |
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"stripe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stripe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stripe.html "stripe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stripe.html |
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stripe2 narrow portion of a surface, esp. of different colour or texture XVII; narrow strip of cloth, etc., e.g. chevron of soldier's uniform XIX. perh. back-formation on pp. striped (XV or XVI) marked with narrow bands, poss. of LG. or Du. orig.; cf. MLG., MDu. strīpe = MHG. strīfe (G. streifen).
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T. F. HOAD. "stripe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "stripe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stripe1.html T. F. HOAD. "stripe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stripe1.html |
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stripe1 (arch.) stroke with a staff, scourge, etc. XV. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "stripe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "stripe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stripe.html T. F. HOAD. "stripe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stripe.html |
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stripe n. a chevron sewn onto a uniform to denote military rank.
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"stripe." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stripe." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-stripe.html "stripe." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-stripe.html |
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stripe
•gripe, hype, mistype, pipe, ripe, sipe, slype, snipe, stripe, swipe, tripe, type, wipe
•guttersnipe • bagpipe • standpipe
•tailpipe • drainpipe • pitchpipe
•windpipe • hornpipe • blowpipe
•stovepipe • hosepipe • soilpipe
•pinstripe • archetype • logotype
•phenotype • linotype • Monotype
•electrotype • daguerreotype
•subtype • stereotype • collotype
•genotype, stenotype
•prototype • sideswipe
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"stripe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stripe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stripe.html "stripe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stripe.html |
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