Stripe

Stripe

A stripe is a long, straight region of a single color, it may refer to:

* Candystripe, a pattern of diagonal stripes twisted around a cylinder stereotypically embodied by the candy cane
* Candystriper, a nickname for a female hospital volunteer derived from a formerly common outfit
* Chevron (insignia), sometimes referred to as stripes, a mark of military rank
* Data striping, the segmentation of logically sequential data so that segments can be written to multiple physical devices
* Go-faster stripes, refer to an imitative decoration applied to cars to make them appear to be modified for extra speed
* Magnetic stripe card, a type of card capable of storing data via magnetism
* Red Stripe, a Jamaican lager-style beer whose logo is a bold, diagonal red stripe
* Service stripe, an award in the United States armed forces
* S.T.R.I.P.E. (aka Pat Dugan), a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe
* Striped paint, a classic example of a snipe hunt, a type of prank
* The Candystripes, nickname for Derry City F.C., an Irish football club

In entertainment:
* Red Stripe (Flying Pickets), a member of the famous a cappella group The Flying Pickets
* Stripes (film), a 1981 American comedy film
* The White Stripes, a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit
** The White Stripes (album), the self-titled debut album by American rock band, The White Stripes

In animals:
* Green-striped White, a butterfly in the Pieridae family
* Stripe-backed Wren, a bird found in the savannas of northern Colombia and central Venezuela
* Striped bass, a member of the temperate bass family
* Striped Dolphin, an extensively studied dolphin that is found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans
* Striped Hyena, a close relative of the Brown Hyena
* Three-striped Night Monkey, one of several species of owl monkeys

ee also

* Candy stripe
* Stars and Stripes Forever
* Stars & Stripes


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  • Stripe — Stripe, n. [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.] 1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stripe — [strīp] n. [< MLowG & MDu strīpe < IE * streib < base * ster > STRIP2] 1. a long, narrow band, mark, or streak, differing in color, texture, or material from the surrounding area 2. [often pl.] a fabric or garment with a pattern of… …   English World dictionary

  • Stripe — Stripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Striped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Striping}.] 1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike; to lash. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stripe — [straıp] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch] 1.) a line of colour, especially one of several lines of colour all close together ▪ a shirt with black and white stripes vertical/horizontal stripes 2.) of all stripes/of every… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stripe — stripe; stripe·less; …   English syllables

  • stripe — n 1 *strip, band, ribbon, fillet 2 charcter, description, nature, *type, kind, sort, kidney, ilk …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • stripe — [n] line, strip band, banding, bar, border, decoration, division, fillet, layer, ribbon, rule, streak, striation, stroke; concepts 284,622 …   New thesaurus

  • stripe — ► NOUN 1) a long narrow band or strip of a different colour or texture from the surface on either side of it. 2) a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a type or category. ► VERB (usu. be striped) ▪ mark with… …   English terms dictionary

  • stripe — {{11}}stripe (n.1) a line or band in cloth, 1620s (but probably much older), from M.Du. or M.L.G. stripe stripe, streak, from P.Gmc. *stripanan (Cf. Dan. stribe a striped fabric, Ger. Streifen stripe ), cognate with O.Ir. sriab stripe, from PIE… …   Etymology dictionary

  • stripe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, welt, long scar, blow, probably from stripe band on a garment Date: 15th century a stroke or blow with a rod or lash II. transitive verb (striped; striping) Etymology: Middle English, to place bands or edging on …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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