pinstripe
noun/ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/
Etymology From pin + stripe.
1
A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.
- Deep blue fuselage-length pinstripes begin at the belly and get gradually narrower as they approach the windowline, each trimmed either side in red.1985, Nigel Milton Tomkins, World Airline Colours, volume 1, page 37:
2
A fabric decorated with such stripes.
3
A suit made of such fabric.
- Derived terms
- pinstriped, pinstriper