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Vinony

cardigan

noun

  1. Type of knitted garment with an open front
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/

name

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

  1. A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
  2. 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.”

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

noun

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

  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.”

    “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.”