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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stripes
noun: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron}, {stripe}, {grade insignia}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Stripes as a punishment were not to exceed forty (Deut. 25:1-3), and hence arose the custom of limiting them to thirty-nine (2 Cor. 11:24). Paul claimed the privilege of a Roman citizen in regard to the infliction of stripes (Acts 16:37, 38; 22:25-29). Our Lord was beaten with stripes (Matt. 27:26).
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