Meaning & use
Stripes
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Long, narrow bands of color or texture that contrast with the surrounding surface.
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The referee's shirt was covered in black and white stripes.
A zebra's stripes are unique to each individual, like a fingerprint.
A note on using this word
In military and police contexts, "stripes" also refers informally to rank insignia, as in "earning your stripes."
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bandsstreaks
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Insignia denoting military or police rank, or informally, experience and seniority earned through hard work.
After ten years on the force, she'd finally earned her stripes.
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