pinstripe

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Clothes & fashionpinstripepin‧stripe /ˈpɪnstraɪp/ noun [countable] 1DCone of thethin pale lines that form apattern oncloth against adarker background2 →pinstripe suit —pin-striped adjectiveExamples from the Corpuspinstripe•The effect issimilar todressing atall man in apinstripesuit - it simplyaccentuates thelength!•Thecommander sat in apinstripe suit behind hisdesk, anisland ofteak in asea ofpurple carpet.•Alternatively you couldpick up apinstripe suit from tried andtrusted Marks & Spencer.•One man, wearing acowboy hat and aloud check jacket,clashed somewhat with theovercoats andpinstripes.•He was dressed inspiffy bluepinstripes andexpensive blackshoes and sported a peach-colored hanky in his frontpocket.•He was dressed better than hisscruffy usual -- alldecked out inpinstripes, as a matter of fact.•Sometimes he was in a City ofLondonpinstripe and showing off his new dentures.•Red-and-whitepinstripes of the Payless Cashways-employeevariety.

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