zebra-markhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zebra-mark_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezebra mark, n.
Revised 2018

zebra marknoun

  1. 1842–
    1. 1842
      Colour dun with zebra marks, long black mane and tail.
      Morning Post 12 July 1/5
    2. 1973
      Body marks include zebra marks, striping on the limbs, neck, withers or quarters.
      C.E.G. Hope & G.N. Jackson, Encycl. of Horse 117/1
    3. 2002
      The striping in the leaves is controlled by temperature, and initially they grow plain green, but acquire their zebra marks as it gets hotter.
      Observer Magazine (Nexis) 10 November 64

Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.

zebra, n. was revised in June 2018.