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cardigan

cardigan

27 1.0
A knitted sweater that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zipper
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrdɪɡən/
translation icon : cárdigan
  • I bought a cozy cardigan to keep warm on chilly evenings.
  • cardigan sweater

This is just the most beautiful cardigan I have ever seen.

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Examples

  • And then I also got her this little rainbow cardigan from Next.

  • How about a nice cashmere cardigan?

  • This is just the most beautiful cardigan I have ever seen.

  • It's like my go to little cardigan for the winter.

  • It's a long cardigan with a belt.

  • But only after his second cup of tea did he decide to pull on his cardigan and investigate.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • There was a black Lands' End cardigan upstairs in my suitcase.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I'm wearing Alfie's new cardigan that he purchased in town today.

  • Oh my God, That is the coolest cardigan I've ever seen.

  • Beneath it, she wore a brown cardigan and a yellow scarf tied at her throat.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

jacket
vscardigan
1.0

A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front

is the knitted front opening version fastened with buttons or a zipper
knitwear
vscardigan
3 2.1

Clothing made by knitting, like sweaters or scarves

is a specific knitted front opening garment with buttons or a zipper

Compounds

A small herding dog from Wales with rounded ears, a long tail, short legs, and a strong body

How Warm

coat
957 1.0
sweater
421 1.0
cardigan
27 1.0
shirt
1.0
T-shirt
400 1.0

Surface Forms

cardigan singular
cardigans plural

Etymology

Cardigan comes from the name of a British army leader, the Earl of Cardigan, who wore a short, buttoned knitted jacket and made the style popular. So today a cardigan is a 'knitted jacket' that 'opens at the front' and fastens with buttons.