Coat
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A form of the word "seersucker" in 1757 is first cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as "sirsakas." By this time, the light Indian fabric of crimped or puckered surface was being imported into Europe. Later, it would be imitated in European and American manufacture, its lax and washable cotton fabric becoming favored for menswear and children's clothing. A summer frock coat of this kind assumes the same cut as a wool coat, distilling at this time into black or gray, for winter.
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