Striped
[straɪpt] or ['straɪpɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Stripe
(a.) Having stripes of different colors; streaked.
Checked by Dick
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Streaked.
Typist: Ralph
Examples
- We see this tendency to become striped most strongly displayed in hybrids from between several of the most distinct species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Colonel Poole has seen both gray and bay Kattywar horses striped when first foaled. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- She had on a red cloak and a black bonnet: or rather, a broad- brimmed gipsy hat, tied down with a striped handkerchief under her chin. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He was habited in a coarse, striped waistcoat, with black calico sleeves, and blue glass buttons; drab breeches and leggings. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The strangest point was her dress--a stuff petticoat and a striped cotton camisole. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I identified them by their red and white striped collar mark. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This was addressed to a bluff old fellow, in a striped waistcoat, who was standing by the bar. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He wore a black velvet waistcoat, with thunder-and-lightning buttons; and a blue striped shirt, with a white false collar. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And the striped bag? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Ralph