Meaning of Cardigan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
2. A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
3. The County of Cardigan, a former synonym of Cardiganshire, Wales.
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4. A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
5. A western suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
6. A surname.

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Examples

“[…] a coarsely knit white cardigan and a black turban whose broadened tails could be arranged around her neck scarfwise.”

“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.”

““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.””

“After running through the meadows for about a mile, the train enters the County of Cardigan, and follows the south bank of the Teifi to Cardigan Station.”

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