Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pinstripe

~ n 1 one of the thin light-coloured lines that forms a pattern on cloth against a darker background 2 pinstripe suit a man's suit made from cloth with a pinstripe pattern, worn especially by business people  (a navy-blue pinstripe suit) - pin-striped adj pint ~ n 1 a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, especially beer or milk, in the US and Britain. In the US a pint contains 16 ounces of liquid, and in Britain it contains 20 ounces  (Add two pints of water to the mixture. | half a pint of milk) 2 BrE a pint of beer, especially one that you drink in a bar  (He's gone down the pub for a quick pint. | My dad remembers when a pint cost sixpence.)  (- compare half2 (1))