An ornamental transverse band on a girdle, saddle, etc.; subsequently an ornamental boss of any shape. Also, a girdle or band. Obsolete.

The action of bar, v.. Marking or ornamentation with bars. Also attributive.

Decoration with ‘bends’ or stripes.

The action of decorating with vertical stripes. Cf. pale, v.1 2. Obsolete. rare.

A vertical stripe used as decoration, esp. on cloth or clothing. Cf. pale, v.1 2. Obsolete.

(a) n. a pattern of alternating stripes of white and another colour, typically pink or red, resembling the pattern of a candy cane; (b) adj.…

in cartography, ornament, etc.: = pecked line n. at pecked, adj.1 compounds; also, as a road-marking.