Definition of seersucker
: a light fabric of linen, cotton, or rayon usually striped and slightly puckered
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Seersucker and Eyelet Dress This seersucker dress with eyelet detail is perfect for any soireé by the sea.
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Once relegated to summer as firmly as white sandals and seersucker suits, rosé wines are finally accepted as a distinct class of wines that merit our consideration, regardless of the weather.
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Supreme has also dropped suits with Brooks Brothers, including one particularly cool seersucker style.
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Decoded that means the collection is rife with seersucker, bold sailor stripes, and a plenty of denim, whether as an on-trend bucket hat or a denim jacket worthy of Martin Sheen in Badlands.
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The parade terminates at the former Haspel Suit Factory, famed makers of seersucker outfits, and more recently the home of Ralph and Kacoo’sRestaurant, where Krewe du Vieux Doo bash will be held.
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And out came an extraordinary array of classic fabrics — seersuckers and golf club madras and houndstooth — rewoven in tulle and reconceived in the attenuated, exaggerated lines of a nighttime reverie.
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Looks included classic dinner jackets, seersucker blazers, blue denim trucker jackets, military coats, and one very shiny morning coat.
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With the white hot days of summer over and your seersucker stashed in storage, turn your attention to what really matters: Garnering more likes than the next fall-ready rando.
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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
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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