Seersucker

Japanese: seersucker
Seersucker

…a woven fabric with a surface that has vertical, horizontal, or lattice patterns. Originally called seersucker, it comes from the Persian shīr va shakkar, meaning "milk and sugar." It was originally made in India from flax or cotton, but is now also made from silk or rayon.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "seersucker" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…表面に縦,横,または格子状の〈しぼ〉のある織物。本来はシアサッカーseersuckerといい,〈ミルクと砂糖〉を意味するペルシア語のshīr va shakkarに由来する。もともとインドで作られ,亜麻や木綿であったが,現在は絹やレーヨンでも作られる。…

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