noun
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
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they earned their stripes in Kuwait
• Syn: ↑chevron, ↑stripe, ↑grade insignia
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑badge
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plural of stripe
present third singular of stripe
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stripes noun (old informal)
A tiger
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Main Entry: ↑stripe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.