sweater
a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves.
a person or thing that sweats.
an employer who underpays and overworks employees.
of, for, or pertaining to a sweater: sweater yarn; sweater fashions.
made like a sweater: a sweater dress.
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How to use sweater in a sentence
A xenolith, which the sweater is named after, is a rock that forms within another rock—a rock sandwich, if you will.
The Kora Xenolith Is My Secret Weapon Against the Cold | Wes Siler | February 2, 2021 | Outside OnlineFirst, you need an old cashmere sweater, of basically any size, color, shape, whatever.
Making you and your guests comfortable isn’t hard if you have some sort of heat source available—although layering some warm sweaters under those game jerseys is probably still advisable.
Backyard party essentials: Outdoor Super Bowl party ideas for 2021 | PopSci Commerce Team | January 30, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey are made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles.
Inauguration fashion was bold, American, and even a little bit fun | Terry Nguyen | January 20, 2021 | VoxNowadays, while Fair Isle-inspired patterns show up everywhere, only a few knitters make the sweaters on the island.
Sweater weather transports this writer to places like Scotland, Ireland and Norway | Karen Gardiner | December 17, 2020 | Washington Post
He praised Rick Santorum, famous for wearing sweater vests in 2012, for running a “fashion forward campaign.”
I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA turtleneck gray sweater—it was herringbone tweed—and a cap.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLook at Billy Carter, my sweater-vested companions sniff derisively; look at Clinton.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin | Allison Glock | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTElias, the translator, knocks and a woman in a blue sweater-vest and lavender crocs answers.
As he skated forward, the former major of the school battalion stripped off the sweater he was wearing.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. WinfieldShe had fortunately brought a soft wool sweater, which required little room.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartOver Jehosophat's head went a red sweater, over Marmaduke's a green, and over Hepzebiah's curls one of blue.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonHe pulled his heavy sweater down off a nail and put it on, scowling because the sleeves had to be pulled in place on his arms.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerHe disliked the look of Cash's rough coat and sweater and cap, that hung on a nail over Cash's bunk.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for sweater
/ (ˈswɛtə) /
a garment made of knitted or crocheted material covering the upper part of the body, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
(as modifier): a sweater dress
a person or thing that sweats
an employer who overworks and underpays his employees
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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