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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

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.

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.

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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