verb
definition
To mark with stripes.
definition
To lash with a whip or strap.
definition
To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
adjective
definition
Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.
example
Jim is the boy in the striped polo.
Examples of striped in a Sentence
The striped hyena is scattered over the country sparsely.
Striped cloths and pekmez, a sweet paste made from grapes, are the principal manufactures; and tobacco and cereals the principal cultures.
He has striped around his eyes like badly applied eyeliner.
He dozed off earlier, but woke up with a start when a man in bright striped pants sat down next to him.
We were given a blue and white striped shirt and a pair of gray shorts and socks.
Dorothy was too dazed to say much, but she watched one of Jim's big ears turn to violet and the other to rose, and wondered that his tail should be yellow and his body striped with blue and orange like the stripes of a zebra.
The boys wore long hair and striped sweaters and yelled their college yell every other step they took, to the great satisfaction of the populace, which was glad to have this evidence that their lungs were in good condition.
Its striated plumage also favours this view, as an evidence of permanent immaturity or generalization of form, since striped feathers are so often the earliest clothing of many of these birds, which only get rid of them at their first moult.
Seen in front, its white face, striped with black, and broad black gorget attract attention as it sits, often motionless, on the rocks; while in flight the white of the lower part of the back and white band across the wings are no less conspicuous even at a distance.
But in the skeletal, voluntary or striped muscles a second stimulus succeeding a previous so quickly as to fall even during the continuance of the contraction excited by a first, elicits a second contraction.
The alkaloid curarin causes motor paralysis by attacking in a selective way this junction of motor nerve cell and striped muscular fibre.
The striped hyaena (Hyaena striata) is common, being found wherever the wolf is absent.
Kilmarnock rose into importance in the 17th century by its production of striped woollen "Kilmarnock cowls" and broad blue bonnets, and afterwards acquired a great name for its Brussels, Turkey and Scottish carpets.
The beautiful varieties of porphyry - green, red, striped - which are obtained, often in big monoliths, near Kolyvan, are cut at the imperial stone-cutting factory into vases and other ornaments, familiar in the art galleries and palaces of Europe.
The tube is white striped green with white sepals tipped green.
He was wearing a navy blue tracksuit with red or orange striped sleeves.
The species resembles a wolf in size, and is greyish-brown in colour, marked with indistinct longitudinal stripes of a darker hue, while the legs are transversely striped.
In size it resembles the striped hyena, but differs in appearance, owing to the fringe of long hair covering the neck and fore part of the back.
Fossil hyenas occur in the Lower Pliocene of Greece, China, India, &c.; while remains indistinguishable from those of the striped species have been found in the Upper Pliocene of England and Italy.
Phalaris arundinacea, is a reed-grass found on the banks of British rivers and lakes; a variety with striped leaves known as ribbon-grass is grown for ornament.
It has an empireline fitted bodice with double straps, bust darts and contrasting chevron striped design.
The western Mediterranean population of the striped dolphin is included on Appendix II of the Bonn Convention.
Its abdomen was also more distinctly " zebra " striped in black and white and not furry like the usual Carders.
From May 1979 the Pros had the more usual striped headstocks.
The striped hyaena is the most widespread ranging from North Africa through the Middle East to India.
The striped hyena is sometimes killed by farmers for raiding their fruit crops.
Three dosage levels were used on black backed and side striped jackals.
Fashioned in sheer striped tulle, the neckline and hem are trimmed in rich embroidered lace with ribbon details.
The green and white striped larvae loop their backs as they move about and the insect is some-times known as the pine looper moth.
As she recounts this story, Relebohile pauses to wipe tears away with the red and white striped necktie of her school uniform.
The line also included nightwear, from traditional striped pjamas for boys to embroidered kaftan shirts for girls and fine needlecord dressing gowns.
The Pyramid DPA tasted like cream-coloured flannel pajamas with the feet in -- and with the added benefit of a fuzzy striped tail.
Territory sharing by the Caribbean striped parrotfish The hunting success of wild dogs Issue 3.
He is wearing a striped pullover that matches the head of a zebra he is stroking.
Their working clothes were in dark colors such as navy serge with striped aprons.
Three brown striped lion fish swam lazily past, and we saw two stonefish together.
The diagonally striped sleeves are decorated with matching bands and her cuffs are hemmed with needlepoint lace.
Hats, scarves and backpacks that matched the striped sweaters completed the look.
In sheer striped tulle with sumptuous lace embroidery around the neckline, it has a central ribbon detail and dainty shoulder straps.
Suppose someone imagined a blue and white striped unicorn.
We have to stand apart from the crowd, just like the red striped zebra.
With Tamias (sometimes split into Tamias and Eutamias) we reach the North American striped groundsquirrels, or chipmunks, well characterized by the large internal cheek-pouches, with one outlying species in Northern Asia and Europe (see GROUND-Squirrel).
But who is the boy across the fence, wearing the striped pjamas?
Phoebe was a remarkable cat - very slim, brown and white striped with a raccoon tail.
The Goanese wear a blue and white striped jacket with silver P & 0 buttons and blue serge trousers.
Striped pjamas & herringbone shirt are a small selection from the Austin Reed range which also includes italian stripe shirts & cufflinks.
On arrival a female Striped dolphin was found to be barrel rolling around in the surf.
You can use more than one stripe, especially if you're using only one color of striped material.
The striped coordinating envelopes perfect the look.
Add in the unique look of zebra striped or patterned bedding, and you end up with a style that's both fun and feminine.