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cardigan definition

car·di·gan (kär′di gən)

noun

a sweater or jacket, usually knitted, that opens down the front and is usually collarless and long-sleeved
also cardigan sweater (or jacket) cardigan sweater (or jacket)

Etymology: after 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868), Eng general

Cardigan definition

Car·di·gan (kär′di gən)

noun

the Cardigan Welsh corgi

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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