rickracks

noun

variants or ricracs
plural of rickrack
as in stripes

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  1. stripes
  2. braids
  3. plaits
Noun
  • Seagate, Western Digital, SanDisk, and Micron will not be able to change their stripes.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Garner, who was photographed separately at the store, embraced an athleisure style moment with a pair of forest green leggings with white stripes running down the sides.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stripes
Noun
  • Jasleen Kaily, another contestant, wore a two-piece costume with brown fringes on the thighs, two braids, mukluks (a type of traditional boot worn by many Indigenous communities) and a maple leaf cutout on her back.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses had described the gunman as roughly 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds with braids, according to the petition.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of braids
Noun
  • Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Definition of plaits
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