Dictionary

cardigan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
   • 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:
   • […] a coarsely knit white cardigan and a black turban whose broadened tails could be arranged around her neck scarfwise. 1992, Norman Rush, Mating:
   • “I love that loungewear has become a prevailing new category,” said Barbara Lippert, 65, a writer. “During the worst part of the pandemic even jeans seemed like an overreach, requiring that complex button and zipper action. And cardigans were too much work.” 2022 April 12, Rhonda Garelick, “Am I Done Suffering for Fashion?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

cardiganless · coatigan · cardie · cardiganed · cardiganlike

Descendants

cairdeagan · kardigan · Cardigan · カーディガン · cardigan · kardigan · 카디건 · cardigan · càrdigan · cardigã · kardigan · cardigan · kardigán · cardigan · cárdigan · קְרְדִיגָן · kardigano · кардига́н · cardigan · kardigan

Relateds

Cardiganshire · pullover

Translations (48)

sv kofta (type of sweater) · cmn 開衫 /开衫 (type of sweater) · he מִקְטוֹרָה (type of sweater) · es rebeca (type of sweater) · cmn 對襟毛衣 /对襟毛衣 (type of sweater) · sv cardigan (type of sweater) · he קְרְדִיגָן (type of sweater) · mi kātikena (type of sweater) · cs kardigan (type of sweater) · et kampsun (type of sweater) · nrf blianchet (type of sweater) · ru ко́фта (type of sweater) · eo kardigano (type of sweater) · es cárdigan (type of sweater) · ja ジレー (type of sweater) · ca rebeca (type of sweater) · vec xachetina (type of sweater) · nv éénééz (type of sweater) · mt kardigan (type of sweater) · fi villatakki (type of sweater) · de Cardigan (type of sweater) · pl kardigan (type of sweater) · cmn 開襟毛衣 /开襟毛衣 (type of sweater) · de Strickjacke (type of sweater) · cmn 羊毛衫 (type of sweater) · ru кардига́н (type of sweater) · ga cairdeagan (type of sweater) · ca càrdigan (type of sweater) · cy cardigan (type of sweater) · fr cardigan (type of sweater) · ms kardigan (type of sweater) · pt cardigã (type of sweater) · fa ژاکت (type of sweater) · fr veste (type of sweater) · tr hırka (type of sweater) · pt cardigan (type of sweater) · es chaqueta de punto (type of sweater) · nl cardigan (type of sweater) · et kardigan (type of sweater) · pdt Woljak (type of sweater) · it cardigan (type of sweater) · ca rebequeta (type of sweater) · el ζακέτα (type of sweater) · ar بَرْنَكَان (type of sweater) · ja カーディガン (type of sweater) · ko 카디건 (type of sweater) · bg плетена жилетка (type of sweater) · hu kardigán (type of sweater)