SEERSUCKER

seersucker

(noun) a light puckered fabric (usually striped)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seersucker (countable and uncountable, plural seersuckers)

(textiles) A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.

(countable) An article made from such fabric.

Source: Wiktionary


Seer"suck`er, n.

Definition: A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also, a cotton fabric of similar appearance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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