stripes
nounUK /straɪps/
US /straɪps/
Long, thin lines of color that are different from the color around them.
The zebra has black and white stripes on its body.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Marks on a uniform that show a person's rank or position.
The soldier earned three stripes for his hard work.
3. A type of pattern made of parallel lines.
She wore a shirt with blue and white stripes.
4. A long, narrow mark left on something, like a scratch or a line of dirt.
There were stripes of mud on the car after the rain.
5. To mark something with long, thin lines.
The painter striped the wall with two colors.