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Topic: CLOTHES

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: sweat; because it was originally worn when doing exercise, to make you sweat

sweater

 noun
     
sweater
sweat‧er [countable]
DCC a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of your body [= jumper British English]
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