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   stripe

   /strʌɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it: "a pair of blue shorts with pink stripes"
   • ▪ a blow with a scourge or lash. archaic
   • 2. a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank: "he was wearing his old uniform without its sergeant's stripes"
   • 3. a type or category: North American "entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive"

   verb

   • 1. mark with stripes: "her body was striped with bands of sunlight"

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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