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  2. Seersucker - Wikipedia

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    Seersucker or railroad stripe is a thin, puckered, usually cotton fabric, commonly but not necessarily 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 ...

  3. Seersucker Thursday - Wikipedia

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    Seersucker Thursday is an annual tradition in the United States Congress in which senators wear clothing made of seersucker on National Seersucker Day, traditionally observed on a "'nice and warm day' in the second or third week of June'". [1] This light, cotton-based material is associated with the warm and humid climate of the Southern United ...

  4. Talk:Seersucker - Wikipedia

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    It is an extremely common fabric in the South, and the name is seersucker. unsigned. 64.209.157.146 18:10, 18 March 2007 (UTC)William 64.209.157.146 18:10, 18 March 2007 (UTC)Although it is somewhat difficult to see because there is no recognizable object for size reference, the illustration provided for seersucker is not of the traditional ...

  5. List of textile fibres - Wikipedia

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    Textile fibres or textile fibers (see spelling differences) can be created from many natural sources (animal hair or fur, cocoons as with silk worm cocoons), as well as semisynthetic methods that use naturally occurring polymers, and synthetic methods that use polymer-based materials, and even minerals such as metals to make foils and wires.

  6. Serge (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both inner and outer surfaces via a two-up, two-down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, greatcoats, and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. French serge is a softer, finer variety.

  7. Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    Madras today is available as tartan (plaid) patterns in regular cotton, seersucker, and as patchwork madras, meaning cutting several madras fabrics into squares or rectangles and sewing them back together to form a mixed pattern of various plaids.