- pin-striped
- adjective see pinstripe
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pin-striped
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pin-striped — /ˈpınˌstraıpt/ adj a pin striped suit • • • Main Entry: ↑pinstripe … Useful english dictionary
pin|striped — «PIHN STRYPT», adjective. having pinstripes; marked with fine stripes … Useful english dictionary
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pin·stripe — /ˈpınˌstraıp/ noun, pl stripes 1 [count] : a thin vertical stripe on cloth a dark suit with white pinstripes often used before another noun a pinstripe pattern/shirt/suit 2 pinstripes [plural] : a suit with pinstripes a man dressed in pinstripes … Useful english dictionary
pinstriped — /pin struypt /, adj. 1. (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes. 2. Informal. having or conveying the attitudes, policies, etc., often associated with persons who typically wear such garments in their work, as bankers or lawyers … Universalium
pinstripe — pin•stripe [[t]ˈpɪnˌstraɪp[/t]] n. 1) tex a very thin stripe, esp. (in fabrics) a thin white stripe on a dark background 2) tex a fabric or garment having such stripes • Etymology: 1895–1900 pin′striped , adj. pin′strip ing, n … From formal English to slang
pinstripe — pin|stripe [ˈpınstraıp] n 1.) one of the thin pale lines that form a pattern on cloth against a darker background 2.) pinstripe suit a suit made from cloth with a pinstripe pattern, worn especially by business people ▪ a navy blue pinstripe suit… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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