noun
Meaning 1
A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pinstripe
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/ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/
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noun
Meaning 2
A fabric decorated with such stripes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A suit made of such fabric.
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noun
Meaning 4
a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: band, banding, stripe
noun
Meaning 5
a fabric with very thin stripes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
Meaning 6
a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: suit, suit of clothes
History
Etymology
From pin + stripe.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: тънко райе (tǎnko raje) — thin stripe on fabric
- Dutch: krijtstreep — thin stripe on fabric
- Finnish: liituraita — thin stripe on fabric
- German: Nadelstreifen — thin stripe on fabric
- Icelandic: teinn — thin stripe on fabric
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nålestripe — thin stripe on fabric
- Portuguese: risca de giz — thin stripe on fabric
- Finnish: liituraitakangas — fabric with thin stripes
- German: Nadelstreifenstoff — fabric with thin stripes
- German: Nadelstreifengewebe — fabric with thin stripes
- Icelandic: teinótt efni — fabric with thin stripes
- Finnish: liituraitapuku — suit made of such fabric
- German: Nadelstreifenanzug — suit made of such fabric
- Icelandic: föt gerð úr teinóttu efni — suit made of such fabric
- Portuguese: terno risca de giz — suit made of such fabric
- Portuguese: risca de giz — suit made of such fabric
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