unstriped

[ uhn-strahypt, -strahy-pid ]

adjective

1. not striped; stripe; nonstriated, as muscular tissue.

unstriped

/ ʌnˈstraɪpt /

adjective

1. (esp of smooth muscle) not having stripes; unstriated

Word History and Origins

Origin of unstriped¹

First recorded in 1835–45; un- ¹ + striped

Example Sentences

Do you chuckle when you see that the Yankees unstriped the Tigers, or do you cringe when the Capitals overrule the Rangers?

From New York Times

By 10 a.m., a spokesman said, they had apprehended the animals - the unstriped one was actually a horse -- on Victory Boulevard about a quarter-mile south of Mr. Osher's shop.

From New York Times

Epithelial, muscle—in particular the unstriped variety—and ganglion-cells may also become calcified.

From Project Gutenberg

Description.—Similar to Embernagra platensis, but the back unstriped, and the olive hue somewhat purer; also the abdomen of a paler buff: total length 8·1 inches, wing 3·7, tail 4·0.

From Project Gutenberg

Some such difference as exists on a gross scale between striped and unstriped muscle seems to exist on a minute scale among these smallest involved cells and fibres, or whatever they be.

From Project Gutenberg