cardigan
/ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
cardigan noun: a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
Noun
cardigan (plural cardigans)
- 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.1992, Norman Rush, Mating
- Suzette Sundae, a musician wearing a fifties-style swing dress and a white cardigan over her tattoos, said that she ran a vintage-clothing store in Park Slope. When the store’s traffic fell off, she had Airbnb-ed her home.2017 May 8, Nathan Heller, “Is the Gig Economy Working?”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2018
Proper noun capitalized: Cardigan
Cardigan
- A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
- The County of Cardigan, a former synonym of Cardiganshire, Wales.
- 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.1952 July, J. F. Burrell, “The Cardigan Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 485
- A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A western suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
- A surname.
cardigan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cardigan in Hindi
- कार्डिगन, कार्डिगैन, कार्डीगन
cardigan in Tamil
- கார்டிகன்
cardigan in Marathi
- कार्डिगन, कार्डिगॅन, कार्डीगन
cardigan in Urdu
- کارڈیگن, کارڈگن
More languagesFewer languages
- cardigan in Bengali
- কার্ডিগান, কার্ডিগ্যান, কার্ডিগন
- cardigan in Telugu
- కార్డిగన్, కార్డిగాన్
- cardigan in Malayalam
- കാർഡിഗൻ
- cardigan in Kannada
- ಕಾರ್ಡಿಗನ್, ಕಾರ್ಡಿಗಾನ್
- cardigan in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਡੀਗਨ, ਕਾਰਡਿਗਨ
- cardigan in Gujarati
- કાર્ડિગન, કાર્ડીગન, કાર્ડિગૅન
- cardigan in Odia
- କାର୍ଡିଗାନ, କାର୍ଡିଗାନ୍, କାର୍ଡିଗନ୍
- cardigan in Nepali
- कार्डिगन, कार्डिगान
- cardigan in Arabic
- بَرْنَكَان barnakān
- cardigan in Malay
- kardigan
- cardigan in Persian
- ژاکت žâkat
Examples of cardigan in a sentence
- The only outfit I could conjure up was a capacious linen shift and a saggy cotton-wool cardigan.
- She wears a tacky T.A.R.D.I.S blue cardigan, buttoned to the max, over khaki slacks.
- I sit back on my heels, lost among Mother's cardigans and zippered clothes bags.
Forms of cardigan
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Origin of cardigan
Named after British military commander James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868). For the surname, see Cardigan.
Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)
Words formed from cardigan
Phrases with cardigan
Questions about cardigan
- What does cardigan mean?
- Cardigan means a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
- What is cardigan in Hindi?
- Cardigan in Hindi is कार्डिगन, कार्डिगैन, कार्डीगन. See Cardigan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cardigan?
- Cardigan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cardigan?
- Cardigan is pronounced /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cardigan?
- The plural of cardigan is cardigans.
Words near cardigan in the dictionary
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