pinstripe

[ pin-strahyp ]

noun

1. a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.
2. a pattern of such stripes. stripe.
3. a fabric or garment having such stripes. stripe.

pinstripe

/ ˈpɪnˌstraɪp /

noun

1. 1. a very narrow stripe in fabric or the fabric itself, used esp for men's suits
   2. ( as modifier )

      a pinstripe suit

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinstripe¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; pin + stripe ¹

Example Sentences

These pleated pinstripe corduroy trousers are a contemporary classic.

From Los Angeles Times

The hallowed New York Yankees stood frozen in their dugout, stripped of their aura and bludgeoned at their essence, painfully demolished pinstripe by pinstripe.

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The Dodgers are finishing October with a team of Supermen, and even the hallowed home of the hallowed pinstripes couldn’t phase them.

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To Yankees manager Aaron Boone, the performance of No. 99 in pinstripes transcends numbers.

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Scelzo said Mankiewicz’s father, a mild-mannered man who is usually nothing but sweet, remarked about the Yankees recently: “There’s something about their pinstripes. I just hate them.”

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