narrow stripe

collocation in English

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narrow
adjective
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/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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stripe
noun[C]
uk
/straɪp/us
/straɪp/
a strip on the surface of something that is a different colour from the ...
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(Definition ofnarrowandstripefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Abdomen very dark brown or blackish brown, with a small median pale triangular area on second segment, extending distally as a verynarrowstripe.
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On the upper surface the black distal bordering is absent and the discocellular shows only a quitenarrowstripe.
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When the larva makes the cone, it does not cut off the leaf into anarrowstripe.
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The interior of the cups is black, only anarrowstripeor band below the lip is left in the base clay colour.
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Anarrowstripeof pure white fur runs down the flanks from the shoulders to the hips.
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One of these, however, had a faintnarrowstripedown the center of its back.
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A sub-lieutenant adds anarrowstripe"below" the medium stripe to maintain the executive curl on the top.
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A dark andnarrowstripeis present on the outer corner of the eye, under the ear.
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There is anarrowstripeof white scales along the posterior margin.
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The threads are wound onto the two warp beams in groups of 10 to 16 for anarrowstripe.
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The tail is mostly the same colour as the back, with the addition of a dark andnarrowstripealong the upper two-thirds of the tail.
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The pattern consists of narrow stripes of blue, green, brownish yellow, and red, containing very small geometric designs.
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Its flanks are spotted and marbled, and its back and sides have narrow stripes along its length that fade towards its tail.
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An obvious speckling pattern with patches ranging from brown to green, and yellowish narrow stripes appear on the back and belly.
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The ribbon is purple with three narrow stripes of white, yellow, and white in the center.
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Usually, wide bands of dark red base brickwork were interleaved with narrow stripes of yellow of grey brick, slightly set back into the wall.
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The front paws have dark narrow stripes that do not form complete rings.
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The two narrow stripes suggest the movement toward status aparte.
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The three narrow stripes are 0.25 wide in total.
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