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cardigan

1

[ kahr-di-guhn ]

noun

  1. a usually collarless knitted sweater or jacket that opens down the front.


Cardigan

2

[ kahr-di-guhn ]

noun

  1. one of a variety of Welsh corgi having a long tail. Compare Pembroke ( def 3 ).

Cardigan

1

/ ˈkɑːdɪɡən /

noun

  1. the larger variety of corgi, having a long tail
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Cardigan

2

/ ˈkɑːdɪɡən /

noun

  1. Cardigan, 7th Earl of17971868MBritishMILITARY: soldier 7th Earl of, title of James Thomas Brudenell. 1797–1868, British cavalry officer. He led the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava (1854) during the Crimean War.
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cardigan

3

/ ˈkɑːdɪɡən /

noun

  1. a knitted jacket or sweater with buttons up the front
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cardigan1

First recorded in 1865–70; named after J. T. Brudnell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868), British cavalryman of Crimean War fame
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cardigan1

C19: named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan
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Example Sentences

Dressed in green leather pants and a matching green cardigan, Mase was offering a simple solution to a complicated problem.

Wrapped in a cozy gray cardigan, she’s sitting cross-legged on a sofa, shoes off, with an overstuffed pillow in her lap.

Ivy says his scruffy beard and “menopause cardigan” make him look like a “ghetto Papa Smurf.”

She left and returned about 15 minutes later, wearing a cardigan draped over her head and hair.

They cited her “frumpy cardigan, shapeless above-the-knee shift” and, get this, “‘demure’ makeup.”

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