Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A light thin fabric, generally cotton or rayon, with a crinkled surface and a usually striped pattern.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A thin linen fabric, usually imported from the East Indies, though sometimes imitated in Europe. Its surface is irregularly crinkled, producing an effect somewhat like crape; it is usually imported in narrow stripes of grayish blue and white.
Wiktionary
- n. A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
- n. An article made from such fabric.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also, a cotton fabric of similar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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a light puckered fabric (usually striped)
Etymologies
- Hindi sīrsakar, from Persian shīroshakar : shīr, milk (from Middle Persian) + o, and (from Middle Persian u, from Old Persian utā) + shakar, sugar (from Sanskrit śarkarā, from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth surface of milk and bumpy texture of sugar).
Examples
“By the way, do you know the derivation of the word seersucker?”
“It’s a whole feature in the American Express magazine Departures about how cool seersucker is this season.”
“Chemically produced plisse is less permanent than real seersucker, which is produced by weaving.”
“(Oxford English Dictionary) [6.1] The Oxford English Dictionary defines "seersucker" as "a thin linen, or sometimes cotton, fabric, striped and with a crimped or puckered surface, of Indian manufacture.”
“To a crowd dressed in colorful linen and seersucker finery—and plenty of fascinators—Hugh Jackman introduced the fourth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on Governors Island with a rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”
“Mann, wearing a seersucker suit with an open-collar shirt, his hair gray and unruly, was sitting in a deep, upholstered armchair in his study.”
“Try this: a navy straight skirt that grazes the knee, worn with a fitted seersucker or madras blazer and a sleeveless ruffled or v-neck blouse in a bold color—shocking pink, orange or red.”
“Kit held up the black seersucker halter dress with white dots for herself and the black lace cotton pinafore for Fancy.”
“Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal Light blue seersucker pants, light blue striped shirt and plaid jacket”
The Wall Street Journal: Street Scenes from New York Fashion Week
““I was hoping to have this suit altered,” I said, holding the seersucker, now sadly wrinkled, out for her inspection.”
Lists
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Words That Sound Naughty, but Aint
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