Cardigan
A cardigan is a garment of clothing much like a sweater or jersey but with buttons or zips down the front. A sweater or jersey doesn’t open in front, but forms a solid tube around the torso. The cardigan was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British military commander, following his service in the Crimean War. It is usually machine-or hand-knitted from wool or cotton although cheaper ones may be partially acrylic. Cardigans are available for both genders. Plain cardigans are nowadays often worn over shirts and inside suit jackets as a kind of less formal waistcoat that keeps neckties out of the way when the jacket has been removed. By the way – the rumor that the jerseys worn by cricketers are called cardigans is wrong.
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