stripe

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A stroke or blow, as with a whip.
• noun A long narrow band distinguished, as by color or texture, from the surrounding material or surface.
• noun A textile pattern of parallel bands or lines on a contrasting background.
• noun A fabric having such a pattern.
• noun A strip of cloth or braid worn on a uniform to indicate rank, awards received, or length of service; a chevron.
• noun Sort; kind.
• transitive verb To mark with stripes or a stripe.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To make stripes upon; form with lines of different colors; variegate with stripes.
• To strike; lash.
• To thrust.
• noun A streak of a different color from that of the ground; a long narrow division of something of a different color from the ground: as, a stripe of red on a green ground; hence, any linear variation of color. Compare streak, stria, striga.
• noun A narrow piece attached to something of a different color or texture: as, the red stripe on the leg of a soldier's trousers.
• noun Generally, a strip or narrow piece.
• noun A long narrow discolored mark made on flesh by the stroke of a lash or rod; a wale; hence, a stroke made with a lash, whip, rod, strap, or scourge.
• noun A blow; a stroke.
• noun Distinctive color; particular kind or character; hence, distinguishing characteristic: as, a politician of the Republican stripe.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure
• noun (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
• noun A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color.
• noun A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark.
• noun A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like.
• noun Colloq. U.S. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
• noun (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer.
• noun See under Star, n.
• transitive verb To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes.
• transitive verb rare To strike; to lash.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A long, straight region of a single colour.
• noun in the plural The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
• noun A long narrow mark left by striking with a lash or rod; by extension, such a stroke.
• verb transitive To mark with stripes.
• verb transitive, computing To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a kind or category
• noun V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
• noun an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
• noun a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
• verb mark with stripes
• noun a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background