From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcardigancar‧di‧gan /ˈkɑːdɪɡən $ ˈkɑːr-/ ●●● S3 (also cardigan sweater American English) noun [countable] DCCa sweater similar to a short coat, fastened at the front with buttons or a zip
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cardigan• If I do another cardigan in this way I shall do two or even three lines on the sewing machine.• He was wearing a browny beige cardigan.• Navy woollen bolero cardigan with large paisley wool embroidery, £42.99.• But even the most recalcitrant could embrace one of the chesterfields or comfy cardigans.• Danskin reached inside his gray cardigan arid removed a pistol.• She smoked cheap cigars, and the ash lay on her cardigans like catkins.• She had a variety of cardigans and other woollies.• Below the cardigan she wore a crumpled orange skirt almost to the floor, and black boots.Origin cardigan (1800-1900) Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868), British soldier 