| Word of the
Week--"cardigan"
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Definition----a sweater or knitted
jacket with long sleeves,
no collar, and that opens down the front.
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Discussion--The heat of the summer
in the northern hemisphere,
seems an odd time to think of cardigans. Still on an occasional cool day
or night it is nice to have a cardigan
handy. Interestingly, this term for the innocuous sounding sweater of
Ozzie Nelson fame comes from a
fighting English Earl.
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| Etymology--Cardigan has
became a general term for the
garment worn by Brudenell the Earl of Cardigan (1797 to 1868) in the
charge of the Light Brigade.
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The term has also migrated to the
languages shown below. |
Foreign
Translations
| Dutch: |
cardigan (de) |
| French: |
cardigan (m), gilet (m) |
| Italian: |
cardigan |
| Spanish: |
cárdigan |
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