seersucker
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noun
- A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
- An article made from such fabric.
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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.
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