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单词 seersucker
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Definition of seersucker in English:

seersucker

noun ˈsɪəsʌkəˈsɪrˌsəkər
mass noun
  • A lightweight fabric with a crimped or puckered surface.

    a colourful seersucker summer jacket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Key fabrics for spring include seersucker, ticking stripes and prints, as well as suede and leather, which are still very prevalent.
    • They sell both seersucker and linen and to someone used to a Brooks Brothers' level of fit and finish, it's garbage.
    • Constructed of wire, the garland is spherical, and it is decorated with strips of various materials from seersucker to damask.
    • The classic navy and black pieces are lined with seersucker and trimmed in contrasting ribbon.
    • Speaking of seersucker, there's another characteristic to the fabric, which I failed to mention earlier: it usually bears a pattern in addition to its textured nature.
    • Linen, seersucker and straw are to be worn in the summer only.
    • A return of seersucker, that bumpy striped cotton classic, makes men's summer suits more interesting.
    • Before him, towering from Murphy's vantage point, stood a hapless young man clad head to toe in coffee-stained thrift-store seersucker.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Persian šir o šakar, literally 'milk and sugar', (by transference) 'striped cotton garment' because seersucker formerly was typically striped.

 
 

Definition of seersucker in US English:

seersucker

nounˈsɪrˌsəkərˈsirˌsəkər
  • A printed cotton or synthetic fabric that has a surface consisting of puckered and flat sections, typically in a striped pattern.

    a colorful seersucker summer jacket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They sell both seersucker and linen and to someone used to a Brooks Brothers' level of fit and finish, it's garbage.
    • Before him, towering from Murphy's vantage point, stood a hapless young man clad head to toe in coffee-stained thrift-store seersucker.
    • Speaking of seersucker, there's another characteristic to the fabric, which I failed to mention earlier: it usually bears a pattern in addition to its textured nature.
    • The classic navy and black pieces are lined with seersucker and trimmed in contrasting ribbon.
    • Linen, seersucker and straw are to be worn in the summer only.
    • A return of seersucker, that bumpy striped cotton classic, makes men's summer suits more interesting.
    • Constructed of wire, the garland is spherical, and it is decorated with strips of various materials from seersucker to damask.
    • Key fabrics for spring include seersucker, ticking stripes and prints, as well as suede and leather, which are still very prevalent.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Persian šir o šakar, literally ‘milk and sugar’, (by transference) ‘striped cotton garment’ because seersucker formerly was typically striped.

 
 
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