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— John Keats

Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,

Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,

Sylvan historian, who canst thus express

A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:

…

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noun

The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

“a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity”

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pinstripe

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)

A very thin stripe on a fabric.

In a Sentence

“The businessman chose a navy pinstripe shirt for the conference, standing out with its subtle, thin lines.”

Origin

Early 20th‑century term combining “pin” and “stripe”, referring to the thin lines made with a pin‑like tool.

Common Phrases

suit pinstripesuits pinstripe. pinstripetrousers pinstripeshirt pinstripejacket pinstripepinstripe bluepinstripe gray

Synonyms

pinstriped

Antonyms

solidplainunpatterned

Related Words

patternedpin-stripepincheckstipplingpintuckpinpointpintucking

Poetry examples for “pinstripe”

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