seersucker
pronunciation
How to pronounce seersucker in British English:
UK [ˈsɪəsʌkə(r)]
How to pronounce seersucker in American English:
US [ˈsɪrsʌkə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a light puckered fabric (usually striped)
Word Origin
- seersucker (n.)
- 1722, from Hindi sirsakar, East Indian corruption of Persian shir o shakkar "striped cloth," literally "milk and sugar," a reference to the alternately smooth and puckered surfaces of the stripes. From Persian shir (cognate with Sanskrit ksiram "milk") + shakar (cognate with Pali sakkhara, Sanskrit sarkara "gravel, grit, sugar;" see sugar (n.)).
Example
- 1. The grandstand was filled with men in seersucker suits , braces and pocket squares .
- 2. Lightweight material such as seersucker , linen and cotton are also popular fabrics in hot weather .
- 3. I have scraps of six shades of striped silk seersucker in a cupboard in the basement , left over from my bridesmaid dresses .
- 4. As a consolation gift , mr. bohn bought his best man a seersucker suit for his birthday .
- 5. Wearing a seersucker blazer and baby blue jeans , brooke had brought along exhibit a : a bottle of turning leaf chardonnay shrink-wrapped in an exuberant sleeve patterned on basso & brooke 's spring / summer 2010 collection .