stripe
stripe /str'aɪp/ (stripes)
1 [N-COUNT]
A stripe is a long line which is a different colour from the areas next to it.
She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white stripe down the sides...
The walls in the front bedroom are painted with broad, pale blue and white stripes.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
In the armed forces or the police, stripes are V-shaped bands of material sewn onto a uniform to indicate the rank of corporal or sergeant. In the United States, stripes can also show the length of time that a person has served in an organization.
...a soldier with a corporal's stripes on his arms...
1 [N-COUNT]
A stripe is a long line which is a different colour from the areas next to it.
She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white stripe down the sides...
The walls in the front bedroom are painted with broad, pale blue and white stripes.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
In the armed forces or the police, stripes are V-shaped bands of material sewn onto a uniform to indicate the rank of corporal or sergeant. In the United States, stripes can also show the length of time that a person has served in an organization.
...a soldier with a corporal's stripes on his arms...