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
[ Syn: chevron , stripes , grade insignia ]
a kind or category; businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal'
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; a green toad with small black stripes or bars; may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
stripe (n.)
mark with stripes