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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868), British soldier

cardigan

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes
car‧di‧gan also cardigan sweater American English [countable]
DCC a sweater similar to a short coat, fastened at the front with buttons or a zip
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