butcher stripes

noun

Vertical stripes on a garment, usually thin white stripes on a navy blue background.

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Meanings

nounbutcher stripes pl (plural only)

alternative butcher's stripes

  1. pluralplural onlyVertical stripes on a garment, usually thin white stripes on a navy blue background.

Origin

Traditionally seen on butchers' aprons.

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APA

butcher stripes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20stripes

MLA

“butcher stripes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20stripes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butcher stripes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20stripes.

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