A knitted sweater that opens at the front, usually with buttons or a zipper.
It’s named after James Brudenell, the 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British army officer in the 1800s who supposedly wore this style of sweater. His title came from the town of Cardigan in Wales.
Every time you say 'cardigan', you’re actually saying the name of a British earl and a Welsh town. A fashion item accidentally turned a war leader’s title into a cozy, soft word.
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