From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stripe
n 1: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color
or material [syn: band, banding, stripe]
2: a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military
rank or length of service
3: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service;
"they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: chevron,
stripe, stripes, grade insignia]
4: a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in
opposition to the proposal"
5: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the
background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars";
"may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe,
streak, bar]
v 1: mark with stripes