sharkskin
Americannoun
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a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
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a fine worsted fabric in twill weave, compact in texture and light to medium in weight, for suits.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sharkskin
Example Sentences
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And no one looked better in spearpoint collars and sharkskin silk suits than Ray.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2022
He closed his eyes and puckered up, but instead of sharkskin on his lips, he felt his head get sucked backward, as if caught in a vacuum.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
This fall, Supreme is offering a throwback sharkskin suit with notch lapels in muddy brown and blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2019
I grew up in Chicago in the 1960s, and so I’m also thinking about all those guys in those sharkskin suits and that processed hair.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2018
He was a tall, thin, chocolate-skinned man with a mustache, who favored shades, short-sleeved shirts, shiny shoes, and sharkskin pants, and always held a lit cigarette between his teeth.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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