seersucker
noun /ˈsɪəsʌkə(r)/
/ˈsɪrsʌkər/
[uncountable]- a type of light cotton cloth with a pattern of raised lines and squares on its surfaceOxford Collocations DictionarySeersucker is used before these nouns:
- suit
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Persian šir o šakar, literally ‘milk and sugar’, (by transference) ‘striped cotton garment’ because seersucker formerly was typically striped.