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pinstripe

[ pin-strahyp ]

noun

  1. a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.
  2. a pattern of such stripes. stripe.
  3. a fabric or garment having such stripes. stripe.


pinstripe

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noun

    1. a very narrow stripe in fabric or the fabric itself, used esp for men's suits
    2. ( as modifier )

      a pinstripe suit

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pinstripe1

First recorded in 1895–1900; pin + stripe 1
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Hefti has titled the work “Five things you can’t wear on TV,†a sly reference to cautions against wearing pinstripes on camera, lest moiré patterns interfere with a television monitor’s crisp electronic imagery.

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Now, a player in pinstripes will be allowed the latitude to grow something similar, ginger or no ginger.

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Walker Buehler pelting the pinstripes with precision pitches in the ninth inning of Game 5 to secure the championship for the Dodgers.

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He made it clear he was surprised that pinstripes are in his future and not Dodger blue.

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Cash: I have on pinstripe with the white loafers.

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