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Added 10 October 2026

stripe

/stɹaɪp/ noun

In Latin: linea Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stripe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material.
A piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service.
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service.
they earned their stripes in Kuwait

verb

Mark with stripes.

Origin

From Middle English stripe, strype, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strîpe, from Proto-West Germanic *strīpā, *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Striepe (“stripe, strip”), West Frisian stripe (“stripe”), Dutch streep (“stripe”), German Low German Striepe, Striep, Streep (“stripe”), German Streifen (“stripe, strip, band”), Danish stribe (“stripe”).

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