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Striae

/ˈstɹaɪ.aɪ/

A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

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noun

1
A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
2
One of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.
3
A stretch mark.

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