pinstripe

English

Alternative forms

• pin stripe, pin-stripe

Etymology

From pin +‎ stripe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

pinstripe (plural pinstripes)

1. A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.

   Coordinate term: chalkstripe

   • 1985, Nigel Milton Tomkins, World Airline Colours, volume 1, page 37:

     Deep blue fuselage-length pinstripes begin at the belly and get gradually narrower as they approach the windowline, each trimmed either side in red.

2. A fabric decorated with such stripes.
3. A suit made of such fabric.

Derived terms

• pinstriped

Translations

thin stripe on fabric

• Bulgarian: тънко райе n (tǎnko raje)
• Dutch: krijtstreep (nl) m or f
• Finnish: liituraita
• German: Nadelstreifen (de) m
• Icelandic: teinn m
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: nålestripe f

• Portuguese: risca de giz f

fabric with thin stripes

• Finnish: liituraitakangas
• German: Nadelstreifenstoff m, Nadelstreifengewebe n
• Icelandic: (pinstriped fabric) teinótt efni n

suit made of such fabric

• Finnish: liituraitapuku (fi)
• German: Nadelstreifenanzug (de) m
• Icelandic: (clothes made of pinstripe) föt gerð úr teinóttu efni n pl
• Portuguese: terno risca de giz m, risca de giz m