Pinstripe

//ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.

    "Deep blue fuselage-length pinstripes begin at the belly and get gradually narrower as they approach the windowline, each trimmed either side in red."

  2. 2
    a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric) wordnet
  3. 3
    A fabric decorated with such stripes.
  4. 4
    a fabric with very thin stripes wordnet
  5. 5
    A suit made of such fabric.
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  1. 6
    a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes wordnet

Example

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"Tom painted his white car red, with a yellow pinstripe along its whole length."

Etymology

From pin + stripe.

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