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tiger-striped

tiger-striped

1 4.8
Having orange and black stripes like a tiger
  • adjective
  • /ˈtaɪɡərˌstraɪpt/
translation icon : rayado como un tigre
  • The tiger-striped patterns on the fabric reminded me of a jungle.
  • tiger-striped cat

Examples

  • I saw a beautiful tiger-striped cat lounging in the sun.

  • 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?

  • 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

striped
vstiger-striped
9 1.0

With long lines of a different color, like on a shirt or animal

is specific to orange and black color pattern like a wild cat

How Striped

tiger-striped
1 4.8
striped
9 1.0
banded
4.1

Surface Forms

tiger-striped positive

Morphology

tiger-striped = tiger + stripe (transparent) = tiger + stripe + ed

A transparent compound: 'tiger' + 'striped' (stripe + -ed) directly denotes having stripes like a tiger.

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.