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tigerstripe

noun

Etymology

From tiger + stripe.

  1. derived from *strīpô✻
  2. derived from *strīpā✻
  3. derived from strîpe
  4. inherited from stripe
  5. compounded as tigerstripe — “tiger + stripe”

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in jungle warfare,…

    Any of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in jungle warfare, having narrow brushlike strokes of green and brown accompanied by broader strokes of black printed over a lighter olive or khaki.

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