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ice-cream suit

noun

  1. a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice-cream suit1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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Example Sentences

Hackelberg inhaled slowly, his chest filling and filling until his ice-cream suit looked like it might pop.

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