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seersucker是什么意思

seersucker

英 ['sɪəsʌkə] 美 ['sɪr'sʌkɚ]
  • n. [纺] 泡泡纱;绉条纹薄织物

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seersucker (n.)
1722, from Hindi sirsakar, East Indian corruption of Persian shir o shakkar "striped cloth," literally "milk and sugar," a reference to the alternately smooth and puckered surfaces of the stripes. From Persian shir (cognate with Sanskrit ksiram "milk") + shakar (cognate with Pali sakkhara, Sanskrit sarkara "gravel, grit, sugar;" see sugar (n.)).

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