Color Names

Seersucker

Striped summer suit fabric, here just a pale grey version of the checks.

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Seersucker is a pale grey.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and almost grey.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Seersucker

Seersucker

Seersucker, hickory stripe or railroad stripe is a thin, puckered, cotton fabric, usually striped or chequered, used to make clothing for hot weather. The word originates from the Persian words شیر shîr and شکر shakar, literally meaning "milk and sugar", from the gritty texture ("sugar") on the otherwise smooth ("milk") cloth. This lightweight cotton originated in India and was introduced to the wider world from there. Seersucker is woven in such a way that some threads bunch together, giving the fabric a wrinkled or puckered appearance. This effect is often achieved during weaving by feeding the warp threads for the puckered bands at a greater rate than the warp threads of the smooth stripes. The unevenness causes the fabric to be mostly held away from the skin rather than being plastered on it when wet with sweat, facilitating heat dissipation and air circulation. It also means that ironing is not necessary.

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seersucker

Noun

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