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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Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Add luxury to any outfit with lightweight tanks, cardigans, sweaters and more.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Come Sunday, Raman, wearing jeans and a chartreuse cardigan, was greeting bike riders at a Sawtelle coffee shop and speaking to a phone bank group at UCLA.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Organic Cotton Fisherman Boxy Cropped Cardigan Give me a fisherman cardigan any day of the week.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
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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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