Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric.
- n. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits.
- n. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. a fabric with very thin stripes
- n. a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric)
- n. a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
Examples
“It was fun, too, watching power brokers in pinstripe suits avert their eyes.”
The Huffington Post: Erica Abeel: WHEN CUTTING OFF YOUR ARM IS THE SOLUTION
“A figure, immaculate in pinstripe suit and bowler hat, reclines before a bank of calculating devices - a curious mixture of early Cray mainframes and rococo, hand-carved wooden cases which look like they have been ripped from the organ gallery of a cathedral.”
“In this corner, in pinstripe trunks, the Noo Yawk Yankees.”
“The rule doesn't state how wide the line has to be though, and so I bet it is a "pinstripe" line that is really only able to be seen by the players on the court.”
“He is wearing a scarf, a black-and-white pinstripe cardigan, and small, oval Dolce & Gabbana glasses, and he looks tired.”
“Now, he is a businessman who wears pinstripe suits, trying to bring a China-backed economic zone for Zimbabwe.”
The Wall Street Journal: Shunned by West, Zimbabwe Finds a Friend in Beijing
“The new kit embraces design features including a pinstripe in the shirt and a polo collar inspired by the shirts worn by the all-conquering side of the 1930s.”
“Mr. Lawrence appeared before the court in a black pinstripe suit from Ermenegildo Zegna; with a black tie from Hugo Boss.”
“Mr. Feinstein wore a navy-blue pinstripe suit, from Brooks Brothers; the tie was also from Brooks.”
“Instead of a random drop-by, the prince (white beard, unruly eyebrows, bespoke pinstripe suit) spent the entire morning touring classrooms and chatting with the 300 international students about a weather project ("Some clouds are very dangerous," he noted, "these can be really nasty"), their artwork ("You know something. . . it has a passing resemblance to my dog"), and otherwise giving the entire program a royal pat of approval.”
The Washington Post: Prince Michael pays a visit to British School, gives royal thumbs-up
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pinstripe’.
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Words sung by: Belle and Sebastian
beguiling, herbaceous, peninsula, suffragette, damascan, hastening, berserk, overtime, leccy, bestow, swathe, arab strap and 193 more...
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stripes and bands
variegated armadillos and other asundry bands and stripes
fajada, raye, apar, fasciated, hemigalus, numbat, onyx, tatouay, tortrix, coquina, peba, myrmecobius and 113 more...
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Reading materials
psychopath, malinger, feign, psychiatry, yawn, stripe, pinstripe, sane, hallucination, glib, grandiose, adept and 5 more...
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Words I have to learn
exasperate, felony, weld, fraud, worksheet, ransom, rehearse, preliminary, offshore, parole, infamous, sieve and 436 more...
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curligirli0's Words
crapulous, swish, shiatsu, zen, xenoglossy, nincompoop, loquacious, pianissimo, onomatopoeia, imperturbable, silky, hosanas and 379 more...
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describe me
charming, afectionate, addictive, selfless, patience, drastic, fond, light-heeled, fragrant, delicate, care-free, natural and 95 more...
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boychoir's Words
tantamount, nom de guerre, absurd, dolt, transmute, dichotomy, dandy, schadenfreude, ennui, binary, analog, obfuscate and 93 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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the dressing room - seamstress and ta...
suede, tweed, corduroy, tulle, denim, taffeta, taffeta, nylon, lace, twill, pattern, velour and 53 more...
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graphis: wordle.netfugazi, becalm, firebrand, stonework, ricochet, stowaway, pleasantries, curfew, forfeit, flinch, mere, denizen and 23 more...
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Prolagus Song quotation on lapel. Nov 8, 2010