pinstriping

American  

[pin-strahy-ping] / ˈpɪnˌstraɪ pɪŋ /

noun

1. a design, as on a fabric or surface, consisting of pinstripes.

   There's a surcharge if the car has pinstriping.

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Etymology

Origin of pinstriping

pinstripe + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Its intricate pinstriping was completed by Kenneth Howard, better known as the artist Von Dutch, perhaps the only celebrated pinstriper in American history.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Taylor took pinstriping commissions for “hot rod” cars as a teen in Redondo Beach in the early 1950s, his family said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021

Next to Williams’ maximalist canvases are small but captivating abstract paintings by his wife Suzanne that distill hot-rod pinstriping to its essence of line and color.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2018

Created with pinstriping tape — a flexible material used in customizing automobiles — “Continuance” will take shape on the lobby’s ceiling and walls over the course of the fair.

From Washington Post

People edge away when I park my usual vehicle, a large black four-wheel-drive Ford plow truck with red pinstriping and air horns.

From Time Magazine Archive