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Cardin

American  
[kahr-dan, kar-dan] / kɑrˈdæn, kærˈdɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Pierre, 1922–2020, French fashion designer.


Cardin British  
/ kardɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Pierre (pjɛr). born 1922, French couturier, noted esp for his collections for men

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Perhaps the most famous case is the designer Pierre Cardin, who slapped his name on everything from cigarettes to bicycles with disastrous results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Founded in 1955, PIA was a symbol of national pride and rapid growth for years, with a pathbreaking international network and even flight attendant uniforms created by French designer Pierre Cardin in the 1960s.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

“The president-elect has a long list, and that list changes every day and it changes by the moment,” Cardin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024

Alsobrooks, a county executive, won the Democratic nomination for the Maryland Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Ben Cardin.

From Slate ● May 18, 2024

At his departure the father told the king that he was leaving Father Cardin in his kingdom, and asked his Highness to protect him.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by James Alexander Robertson

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