Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Striped with silvery color: as, the silver-striped hawk-moth, Dilephila livornica, a rare British species.
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Examples
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On the other hand, puffer fish and the silver-striped blaasop do not deploy venom, but are nonetheless toxic to humans because of bacteria in their diets.
World's Most Deadly Delicacies Adam Bulger 2010
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An eight-month-old silver-striped Maine Coon kitten with long silky fur and a lion's ruff around her sweet face.
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An eight-month-old silver-striped Maine Coon kitten with long silky fur and a lion's ruff around her sweet face.
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An eight-month-old silver-striped Maine Coon kitten with long silky fur and a lion's ruff around her sweet face.
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She pried off the lid and was about to rip open the daisy print paper ensnared by a silver-striped pink ribbon bedecked with a gaudy gold butterfly trinket, when Bill stopped her.
The Gift 2009
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She stroked the silver-striped cream taffeta skirt of the ball gown.
A Wicked Gentleman Jane Feather 2007
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She stroked the silver-striped cream taffeta skirt of the ball gown.
A Wicked Gentleman Jane Feather 2007
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He noticed that Aaron was already dressed in a black pin-striped suit with a white shirt, black and silver-striped tie, and black Stacy Adams dress shoes.
Super Woman’s Child J. L. Woodson 2006
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He noticed that Aaron was already dressed in a black pin-striped suit with a white shirt, black and silver-striped tie, and black Stacy Adams dress shoes.
Super Woman’s Child J. L. Woodson 2006
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Farthest from the house were the useful herb beds, filled with parsley, hoarhound, sweet marjoram, lavender, saffron, sage, sweet basil, summer savory and silver-striped rosemary or "old man," as it was commonly called by country folk.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" Edith Matilda Thomas 1889
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