cardigan
noun
car·di·gan
ˈkär-di-gən 
: a usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the center front
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Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
So, the boy donned a jean skirt, white shirt, pink cardigan sweater and a blonde wig and picked the name Jenna.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
This cropped chiffon cardigan from Amazon is the perfect solution.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Other pieces by him—a pencil skirt and matching cardigan screen-printed with images of Chatsworth House—are being donated to the archive.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 June 2024
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Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
So, the boy donned a jean skirt, white shirt, pink cardigan sweater and a blonde wig and picked the name Jenna.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
This cropped chiffon cardigan from Amazon is the perfect solution.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Other pieces by him—a pencil skirt and matching cardigan screen-printed with images of Chatsworth House—are being donated to the archive.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 June 2024
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cardigan
noun
car·di·gan
ˈkärd-i-gən
: a usually collarless sweater opening down the front
Geographical Definition
Cardigan
geographical name
Car·di·gan
ˈkär-di-gən
variants
or Cardiganshire
ˈkär-di-gən-ˌshir
-shər
former county of western Wales; capital Aberystwyth
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