Definition of Striping

1. Noun. The act of marking with stripes.

Generic synonyms: Marking
Derivative terms: Stripe

Definition of Striping

1. Verb. (present participle of stripe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Striping

1. the stripes marked or painted on something [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Striping

striped shield bugs
striped skunk
striped squirrel
striped violet
stripedness
stripeless
stripelike
striper
stripers
stripes
stripewise
stripey
stripier
stripiest
stripiness
striping (current term)
stripings
striplight
striplike
stripline
stripling
striplings
striploin
stripogram
stripograms
strippable
stripped
stripped-down
stripped down
stripper

Literary usage of Striping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bacteria in Relation to Plant Diseases by Erwin Frink Smith (1914)
"73 A. White striping in the pricked area. 73 B. White and red striping in ... 75 B. Like 75 A. White striping extends at least 4 inches below pricked area ..."

2. Animal Coloration: An Account of the Principal Facts and Theories Relating by Frank Evers Beddard (1892)
"They are internal feeders, devouring the pith of reeds and other stems; and yet they retain the longitudinal striping in a situation which insures immunity ..."

3. The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and (1867)
"In ornamenting and striping a carriage, it requires considerable taste and judgment. If the painter takes hold of his work as an artist does the canvas, ..."

4. The Apples of New York by Spencer Ambrose Beach, Nathaniel Ogden Booth, Orrin Morehouse Taylor (1905)
"Prevailing color in many specimens yellowish-green with broad stripes of faint red; in more highly-colored specimens the red striping becomes quite distinct ..."

5. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Yams of two différent sizes introduced into the web produce a sort of striping. When the warp and weft threads are of different colors a shot pattern is ..."

6. SAS 9.1 Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference by Institute SAS Institute, Sas Institute (2004)
"Cyclical distribution of the data partitions creates disk striping, ... Disk striping is discussed in detail in Appendix 1, "Quick Guide to the SPD Engine ..."

7. The American Breeds of Poultry: Their Origin, History of Their Development by Frank L. Platt (1921)
"... in the black striping of the male's back, the cleaner centered cushions you can get in your female progeny. As a result of well laced, open centered ..."

8. Theory and Practice of Design, and Advanced Text-book on Decorative Art by Frank G. Jackson (1894)
"9, 10, and 12 illustrate panelling resulting from striping variously applied ... Examples of decoration by striping and spotting may be seen on many natural ..."

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