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Meaning of stripe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stripe
      n 1: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color
           or material [syn: {band}, {banding}, {stripe}]
      2: a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military
         rank or length of service
      3: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service;
         "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron},
         {stripe}, {stripes}, {grade insignia}]
      4: a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in
         opposition to the proposal"
      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" [syn: {stripe},
         {streak}, {bar}]
      v 1: mark with stripes

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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