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candy-striped

can·dy-striped
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kan-dee strahypt, strahy-pid]
    • /ˈkæn di straɪpt, ˈstraɪ pɪd/
    • /ˈkændi straɪpt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-dee strahypt, strahy-pid]
    • /ˈkæn di straɪpt, ˈstraɪ pɪd/

Definitions of candy-striped word

  • adjective candy-striped (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background 3
  • adjective candy-striped having diagonal, colored stripes like those on a certain kind of candy stick 3
  • adjective candy-striped having a design in candy stripe. 1
  • adjective candy-striped Having alternate stripes of white and color, like a candy cane. 0
See all 4 definitions of candy-striped

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Origin of candy-striped

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Candy-striped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Candy-striped

candy-striped popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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