Plaid vs. Stripe
Plaidnoun
(textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
Plaidnoun
A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands.
Plaidnoun
The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
Plaidadjective
Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.
Plaidverb
(archaic) play
Plaidnoun
A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland.
Plaidnoun
Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern.
Plaidadjective
Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin.
Plaidnoun
a cloth having a crisscross design
Plaidnoun
short for Plaid Cymru
Stripenoun
A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.
Stripenoun
(in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
Stripenoun
(informal) Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
Stripenoun
A long narrow mark left by striking with a lash or rod; by extension, such a stroke.
Stripenoun
(weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
Stripenoun
Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
Stripeverb
(transitive) To mark with stripes.
Stripeverb
(transitive) To lash with a whip or strap.
Stripeverb
To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
Stripenoun
A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.
Stripenoun
A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
Stripenoun
A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment.
Stripenoun
A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark.
Stripenoun
A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like.
Stripenoun
Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe.
Stripenoun
The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer.
Stripeverb
To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes.
Stripeverb
To strike; to lash.
Stripenoun
a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material
Stripenoun
a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
Stripenoun
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service;
Stripenoun
a kind or category;
Stripenoun
a marking of a different color or texture from the background
Stripeverb
mark with stripes
