cardigannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɑː.dɪ.ɡən/us/ˈkɑːr.dɪ.ɡən/UK informal cardy, also cardieB2 a piece of clothing, usually made from wool, that covers the upper part of the body and the arms, fastening at the front with buttons, and usually worn over other clothes
Examples
- Put on your red wool cardigan - it'll be nice and warm.
- She came to the door in a frumpy cardigan and fluffy slippers.
- I'm knitting a little cardigan for my daughter's new baby.
- Those long, belted cardigans are back in fashion this season.
- You've lost another button on your school cardigan, you rascal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Jumpers, shirts & tee-shirts
- blouse
- bodysuit
- boob tube
- cardy
- crew neck
- hoodie
- jersey
- kameez
- kurta
- mock turtleneck
- shirt
- skivvy
- sweater
- sweatshirt
- T-shirt
- turtleneck
- twinset
- V-neck
- vest
- woolly
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Examples from literature
- The sun came up and it grew hot, and at a convenient halt the men would remove the cardigan they had put on in the shivery hours of darkness.