cardigan
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cardigan¹
- /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ UK
Where it comes from
Named after British military commander James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868). For the surname, see Cardigan.
noun cardigans
- A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool. […] a coarsely knit white cardigan and a black turban whose broadened tails could be arranged around her neck scarfwise.
Cardigan²
Where it comes from
Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)
proper noun
- A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
- The County of Cardigan, a former synonym of Cardiganshire, Wales. After running through the meadows for about a mile, the train enters the County of Cardigan, and follows the south bank of the Teifi to Cardigan Station.
- A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A western suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pullover, twinset, jumper, coatigan, sweater, shrug, sweater dress, rollneck, aran jumper, sweater vest, sweater-dress, jac-shirt, woolly, knit, knitwear, raglan
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noun type of sweater
| Español | chaqueta de punto, cárdigan, rebeca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카디건 kadigeon |
| 日本語 | カーディガン kādigan, ジレー jirē |
| 中文 | 羊毛衫 yángmáoshān, 開襟毛衣 /开襟毛衣 kāijīn máoyī, 對襟毛衣 /对襟毛衣 duìjīn máoyī, 開衫 /开衫 kāishān |
| Português | cardigã, cardigan |
| Français | cardigan, veste |
| Deutsch | Strickjacke, Cardigan |
| Italiano | cardigan |
| Ελληνικά | ζακέτα zakéta |
| Русский | кардига́н kardigán, ко́фта kófta |
| العربية | بَرْنَكَان barnakān |
| עברית | מִקְטוֹרָה míktora, קְרְדִיגָן kárdigan |
name town in Wales
| 中文 | 卡迪根 Kǎdígēn |
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title = {cardigan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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