Fabric material used for making suits, typically a medium-weight woven cloth with a smooth finish.
From the verb 'suit' plus the gerund suffix '-ing'; developed as a textile term in the 19th century during the industrial expansion of fabric manufacturing.
Suiting materials reveal fashion history—wool suiting dominated the 1800s-1900s because it resisted wrinkles and held its shape during long journeys, but modern synthetic blends can now mimic wool's properties while being machine-washable, changing how people care for formal clothing.
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