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Cardigan vs Sweater - What's the difference?

cardigan | sweater |

Sweater is a synonym of cardigan.



As nouns the difference between cardigan and sweater

is that cardigan is a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool while sweater is a knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

As a proper noun Cardigan

is a town in Wales.

cardigan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.

    • Synonyms

    * cardi', '''cardie''', ' cardy

    See also

    * Cardiganshire * pullover

    Anagrams

    * English eponyms ----

    sweater

    English

    (wikipedia sweater)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  • A similar garment worn for warmth.
  • One who sweats (produces sweat).
  • *
  • One who or that which causes to sweat.
  • *1906 , Chesterton, Charles Dickens ,
  • *:We learn of the cruelty of some school or child-factory from journalists; we learn it from inspectors, we learn it from doctors, we learn it even from shame-stricken schoolmasters and repentant sweaters ; but we never learn it from the children; we never learn it from the victims.

    • Synonyms

    * sweatshirt * jumper, pullover, jersey, cardigan, wooly * perspirer * exploiter

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns