pinstriped
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- adjective
- /ˈpɪnˌstraɪpt/
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- Elizabeth is wearing a long twill skirt and a pinstriped, man-tailored shirt buttoned all the way up.
- pinstriped suit
- pinstriped pants
- pinstriped shirt
Examples
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There was Cleophus Sanders with his crutches, the right leg of his pinstriped pants hollow, wagging after him.
Fiction book (2002) -
Tall and broad-shouldered, Jan wore a pinstriped pants suit and running shoes.
Fiction book (1999) -
Thought it would go with that pinstriped suit you have.
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You saw her on that wall, at a desk, in a pinstriped suit.
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She was wearing a blue pinstriped jacket.
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Lee sits at a table with a white, middle-aged man in a pinstriped suit.
Fiction book (1999) -
Two old-timers dressed in pinstriped shirts and derby hats stand near the targets, ready to tally scores on a marker board.
Fiction book (1999) -
He's wearing a blue pinstriped suit and brown loafers with tassels, which swing clockwise as he bounces his legs.
Blog text (21) -
If I may inquire," the man said, "what is your religious affiliation?" He looked like a clerk from an expensive men's wear shop, wearing a dark gray pinstriped suit and a spotless white shirt, his navy tie held in place by a gold tie clasp.
Fiction book (1992) -
The lawyer arrived at the court wearing a sharp pinstriped suit that impressed everyone.
Synonyms
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With long lines of a different color, like on a shirt or animal
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Having lines in different colors, like a shirt with blue and white lines
How Striped
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9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pinstriped comes from the parts pin 'a very small, thin point' and stripe 'a long line'. So a pinstripe is a line as thin as a pin, and pinstriped clothes have very thin, parallel stripes.