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ice-cream suit
noun
- 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
As President George W. Bush revealed his choice in a formal White House ceremony, John and Jane Roberts struggled to simultaneously ignore and control the rambunctious boy in the short-pants ice-cream suit.
From Washington Post
The chaplain, fresh from the navy, was promised a milk-white palfrey for his especial use, if he would wear his ice-cream suit for the occasion.
From Project Gutenberg
Harry Truman walked in, wearing an ice-cream suit that only a haberdasher from Missouri would choose for the occasion�and brought the dispirited convention cheering to its feet.
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