chalk stripe

noun

1. (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chalk stripe¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Then the 80s: boxy double-breasted jacket with shoulder pads, baggy pleated trousers, chalk stripe.

From The Guardian

The body is a dark black, and the wheels are of the same rich colour, slightly picked out here and there with a chalk stripe.

From Project Gutenberg