Cardigan

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail wordnet
  3. 3
    knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
  2. 2
    The County of Cardigan, a former synonym of Cardiganshire, Wales. historical

    "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."

  3. 3
    A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. 4
    A western suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  5. 5
    A surname.

Synonyms

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cardicardigan welsh corgicardysweater

Example

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"The advantage of a cardigan is that you don't have to pull it over your head."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after British military commander James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868). For the surname, see Cardigan.

Etymology 2

Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

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