seersucker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪəˌsʌk.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and sugar”), modified by folk etymology, originally alluding to the smooth (“milk”) and rough (“sugar”) surface of the stripes.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
I saw merely a lank, commonplace, and simple-looking farmer, going about his chores in faded blue overalls, a seersucker shirt, and a straw hat of the kind that is called a "cow's breakfast."
1919, Harvey J. O'Higgins, “Benjamin McNeil Murdock”, in From the Life:
- (countable) An article made from such fabric.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seersuckers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
hickory stripe · railroad stripe
Translations (18)
fr cirsac (Translations) · es mil rayas (Translations) · pt sirsaca (Translations) · fr crépon (Translations) · bg крепон на ивици (Translations) · fi lainekreppi (Translations) · pt anarruga (Translations) · nl bobbeltjesstof (Translations) · es milrayas (Translations) · de Seersucker (Translations) · ru сирсакер (Translations) · cmn 泡泡紗 /泡泡纱 (Translations) · fr sirsacas (Translations) · nl gestreept cloqué (Translations) · ga cnapéadach (Translations) · fr cirsakas (Translations) · fr seersucker (Translations) · fa شیرشکری (Translations)