striped, in pinstripes, writ, be writ large

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Women's History Is Writ Large in Bavarian Town

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Watch out for the big club-wielding amazons of Kronach

Big girls don’t cry, and they don’t dress up as club-wielding, 17th century warriors rabidly defending their city walls, either. But in the Bavarian town of Kronach, Germany, one of those statements is decidedly untrue.

pin-stripe(s)

n. - 細條紋, 細條紋的布料
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ごく細い縦縞, ピンストライプ, ごく細い縦縞の服

細縞(じま)（の布）; その柄の洋服.
pin-striped　a.⇒pin

由於 "pinstripes"(細條紋的西服布料)多為職場穿著， 所以"Q&A: Wikipedia in Pinstripes"探討Wikipedia 製作方式是否能為公司所應用

中文：

縞：白色的絲織品

日文

しま　縞

stripes.
・～の　striped.
・～のシャツ　a striped shirt.
・縦［横］～　vertical [horizontal] stripes.
縞模様　a striped pattern.
縞模様横断歩道　〔英〕a zebra crossing.

stripe 

Pronunciation: /strʌɪp/ 

NOUN

1A long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it:a pair of blue shorts with pink stripes

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1.1archaic A blow with a scourge or lash.

2A chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank:he was wearing his old uniform without its sergeant’s stripes

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3chiefly North American A type or category:entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive

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VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

Mark with stripes:her body was striped with bands of sunlight

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Phrases

earn one's stripes

Gain a higher rank in the military.

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1.1Deserve a position, status or reputation through work or achievements:she’s earning her stripes by showing how hard she’s willing to work

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Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe.

striped 

Pronunciation: /strʌɪpt/ 

ADJECTIVE

Marked with or having stripes:[IN COMBINATION]: a green-striped coat

Companies interested in tapping into the shared expertise of their workers—the wisdom of crowds writ for business—are looking towards models such as Wikipedia that encourage collaboration.

writ 1 

Pronunciation: /rɪt/ 

NOUN

1A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, orabstain from acting, in a particular way:the two reinstated officers issued a writ for libel against the applicantsan action begun by writ or summons

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1.1chiefly British A Crown document summoning a peer to Parliament or ordering the election of a member or members of Parliament.

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1.2(one's writ) One’s power to enforce compliance or submission; one’s authority:you have business here which is out of my writ and competence

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2archaic A piece or body of writing.

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Origin

Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write.

be writ large FORMAL
to be very obvious:

Her distress was writ large in her face.