tiger-striped
- adjective
- /ˈtaɪɡərˌstraɪpt/
- The tiger-striped patterns on the fabric reminded me of a jungle.
- tiger-striped cat
Examples
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I saw a beautiful tiger-striped cat lounging in the sun.
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I was out back, chasing after my tiger-striped cat.
Fiction book (1994) -
Today, playing with Oscar, the tiger-striped mongrel, I understand what real poets learn.
Fiction book (1991) -
Allow your men to wear... those tiger-striped frenchified fatigues?
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He saluted us all in the rearview mirrors of his pickup, his tiger-striped cat Hanover hanging halfway out the window.
Fiction book (1998) -
A big yellow tiger-striped cat that apparently had free rein in the office walked across the desktop where Sallie was writing and rubbed against her arm, making her frown.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her swimsuit was tiger-striped, and her skin went red in the smoothest places, just under her hips and the line along her buttocks, behind her knees, kissed by lips.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now the floors were waxed, the fieldstone fireplace sported a shining copper bucket for kindling, and tiger-striped curtains hung at the windows.
Fiction book (1995) -
She wore a dress with a tiger-striped design that really stood out at the party.
Synonyms
With long lines of a different color, like on a shirt or animal
How Striped
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tiger-striped comes from the animal tiger and the word stripe, which means 'a long thin line'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a tiger's orange and black coat, because something tiger-striped has the same bold lines as the animal's fur.