Definition of seersucker
:a light fabric of linen, cotton, or rayon usually striped and slightly puckered
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Mr. DeWitt, a creative type, wore a seersucker suit and a straw hat, and augmented his outfit with a cane.
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Summer seersucker suits from the Alan Flusser brand come from Stein Mart.
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Alternatively, Graduate Oxford has fun and festive with a lobby laid in pink oak with seersucker drapery and sofas.
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White jeans and an unstructured blazer in a neutral seersucker are perfect pieces for dressing up and dressing down.
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Sohrab Jumpsuit, $125.30 ($279); clubmonaco.com Shirting is huge this season and this seersucker off-the-shoulder top is a nautical take on the trend.
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Sohrab Jumpsuit, $125.30 ($279); clubmonaco.com Shirting is huge this season and this seersucker off-the-shoulder top is a nautical take on the trend.
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The new three-floor museum is lush with murals, including one with a proo, a nerkle, a nerd and a seersucker, too.
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And no-socks looks best with lightweight suits in summer linens and seersucker.
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Origin and Etymology of seersucker
Hindi śīr-śakkar, sīr-sakkar & Urdu shīrshakar, literally, milk and sugar, from Persian shīr-o-shakar
SEERSUCKER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of seersucker for English Language Learners
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: a light type of cloth that has an uneven surface and a pattern of lines
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