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stripy(dictionary)

stripy (iou)



stripy adjective & noun. Also (the usual form as noun) stripey. E16.
[from STRIPE noun2 + -Y1.]
A. adjective. Having many stripes, striped; suggesting stripes or bands of colour. E16.
L. Ellmann I dressed my baby in stripy outfits. M. Warner The snails were..greyish-brown, with stripey markings.
b. noun.
Any of various striped marine fish. Austral. E20.
(A name for) a long-service able seaman (with good conduct stripes). Nautical slang. M20.
stripiness noun M20.