seersucker
Other forms: seersuckers
Seersucker is a lightweight, summery fabric with a puckered surface and stripes. Southern writers love a pale blue and white seersucker suit in the summertime because it pairs well with sweet tea, Spanish moss, and croquet.
Seersucker comes in many colors and is occasionally checkered, although it usually has stripes over a white background. British colonists in India were the first English-speakers to wear seersucker. They also anglicized the name from the Hindi sirsakar, which comes from the Persian šir o šakar, "striped cloth," or literally, "milk and sugar," referring to the cloth's alternation of smoothness and puckered surface.
-
a light puckered fabric (usually striped)
- MLA
- APA
- Chicago
Vocabulary lists containing seersucker
There are many words that exist in English whose origin on the Indian subcontinent is clear. Words like chutney and yoga are part of everyday life for many people in the English-speaking world, and they encounter these words in an Eastern context. But the influence of Hindi on English spreads far beyond that sitar seen in the guitar shop or the documentary on the 1960s. Words completely removed from that milieu — like cot , jungle and pundit — are Hindi in origin as well. Here are 15 English words of Hindi origin and their etymologies.
Are you ready to weave through this textiletastic list of fabrics? Explore the coziness of cotton and the sleekness of silk. Whether you're into comfort or style, we've got you covered.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows the career of a cynical politician during the Great Depression.