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Jolly vs Sweater - What's the difference?

jolly | sweater |

As a proper noun jolly

is (female).

As a noun sweater is

a knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

jolly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

    • Noun

    (jollies)
  • (British) a pleasure trip or excursion

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (British, dated) very, extremely

    • Derived terms

    * jolly well

    Verb

  • To amuse or divert.

    • Derived terms

    * jolly someone along

    References

    * JOLLY in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----

    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