cardigan
pronunciation
How to pronounce cardigan in British English:
UK [ˈkɑ:dɪgən]
How to pronounce cardigan in American English:
US [ˈkɑrdɪgən]
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- Noun:
- knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
Word Origin
- cardigan
- cardigan: [19] The cardigan was named after James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan (1797–1868), an early sporter of button-through woollen jackets. His other, but less successful, claim to fame was that he led the Charge of the Light Brigade (1854) at Balaclava during the Crimean War.
- cardigan (n.)
- 1868, from James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868), 7th Earl of Cardigan, English general distinguished in the Crimean War, who set the style, in one account supposedly wearing such a jacket while leading the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (1854). The place name is an anglicization of Welsh Ceredigion, literally "Ceredig's land." Ceredig lived 5c.
Example
- 1. A long , lean cardigan is a contemporary upgrade .
- 2. Another passenger gave me her cardigan to wrap the baby in .
- 3. Men should cut the sleeves off a cardigan very next-season prada .
- 4. There was that famous belt , plus a cardigan , dress and jacket .
- 5. A wide belt , nipped-in blazer or a cardigan that ties at the waist are the perfect antidote .