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stripe
a line of colour, especially one of several lines of colour all close together:
• the red and white stripes on the US flag • horizontal stripes
streak
a coloured line or thin mark, especially one that is not straight or has been made accidentally:
• His hair was black with streaks of grey. • He saw the red streaks of sunrise in the sky.
band
a thick line of colour that is different from the areas around it:
• The fish has a black band on its fin.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun ADJ. broad, wide | fine, narrow, thin | bold | subtle | distinctive | horizontal, vertical STRIPE + VERB run The butterfly is black and white with a blue stripe running down each wing. PREP. with ~s a white tablecloth with red stripes | ~ across/down, etc. The toad has a distinctive yellow stripe down its back.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary