v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stripped p. pr. & vb. n. Stripping. ] [ OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str&unr_;pan in bestr&unr_;pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen. ] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

And strippen her out of her rude array. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

They stripped Joseph out of his coat. Gen. xxxvii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Opinions which . . . no clergyman could have avowed without imminent risk of being stripped of his gown. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To divest of clothing; to uncover. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before the folk herself strippeth she. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strip your sword stark naked. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Agric.) To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When first they stripped the Malean promontory. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before he reached it he was out of breath,
And then the other stripped him. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses. [ 1913 Webster ]

To strip bad habits from a corrupted heart, is stripping off the skin. Gilpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Mach.) (a) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut; as, the thread is stripped. (b) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the bolt is stripped. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Carding) To remove fiber, flock, or lint from; -- said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into “hands”; to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves). [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. 1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A trough for washing ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gunnery) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See Strip, v. t., 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Striped p. pr. & vb. n. Striping. ] 1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strike; to lash. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march. ] 1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

7. pl. (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stars and Stripes. See under Star, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [ 1913 Webster ]

Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass. --
Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood. --
Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2. --
Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake. --
Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam. ] A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from the stalks of grain plants. [ PJC ]

4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a surface. [ PJC ]

5. a person (usually a woman) who strips off her clothes as an entertainment performance; one who does a strip-tease; -- also called an ecdysiast, exotic dancer, or strip-teaser. [ PJC ]

n. [ Dim. of strip. ] A small stream. [ Obs. ] “A little brook or strippet.” Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]