(strīp) noun
1. A line, band, or long strip of material of different color or finish from the adjacent surface.
2. Distinctive quality or character; kind; sort; also, a certain kind of religious or political belief or opinion: a man of Democratic stripe.
3. Striped cloth.
4. plural Prison uniform.
5. A piece of material or braid on the sleeve of a uniform to indicate rank, etc.; a chevron; a service or wound stripe.
—v.t. striped, strip·ing To mark with a stripe or stripes. [<MDu.]

(strīp) noun
1. A blow struck with a whip or rod, as in flogging.
2. A weal or welt on the skin caused by such a blow. See synonyms under BLOW². [Prob. <LG. Cf. Du. strippen whip.]