Meaning & use

cardigan

noun·Everyday

A knitted sweater that opens down the front, usually fastened with buttons or a zipper.

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She threw a gray cardigan over her dress as the evening turned cool.

He kept a cardigan on the back of his office chair for cold mornings.

A note on using this word

Cardigan differs from a pullover, which has no front opening and is pulled over the head.

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