- cardigan
- noun Etymology: James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan died 1868 English soldier Date: 1862 a usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the center front
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cardigan — [ kardigɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1928; mot angl., du comte Cardigan ♦ Veste de tricot à manches longues, et boutonnée devant jusqu au cou. ● cardigan nom masculin (anglais cardigan, peut être de Cardigan, nom propre) Veste de tricot ou de jersey à manches… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cardigan — , CARDIGAN SWEATER James Thomas Brudenell (1797 1863), who became the seventh Earl of Cardigan upon his father s death, and for whom the cardigan sweater was named because he was frequently seen wearing that collarless sweater with buttons… … Dictionary of eponyms
cardigan — CÁRDIGAN, cardigane, s.n. (Rar) Jachetă (bărbătească) tricotată, cu mâneci largi, încheiată cu nasturi în faţă. – Din fr., engl. cardigan. Trimis de valeriu, 11.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 cardigán s. n., pl. cardigáne Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004.… … Dicționar Român
Cardigan — could refer to any of the following:Places* Cardigan, Ceredigion, a town in Wales * Cardiganshire, a historic Welsh county * Cardigan (electoral district), an electoral district in Canada * Mount Cardigan, a mountain in western New Hampshire,… … Wikipedia
Cardigan — Car di*gan, Cardigan jacket Car di*gan jack et [From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854 55.] 1. A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves, especially a knitted jacket with sleeves that is fastened up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cardigan — [kär′di gən] n. [after 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797 1868), Eng general] a sweater or jacket, usually knitted, that opens down the front and is usually collarless and long sleeved: also cardigan sweater (or jacket) … English World dictionary
Cardigan — Car di*gan, a slightly bow legged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail. Syn: Cardigan Welsh corgi. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cardigan — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Mapa de Dyfed Localidad británica situada al oeste de Gales, en el condado de Dyfed. En galés, Aberteifi. 4.082 habitantes. Fundada en 1093 por el normando Roger de Montgomery. Se encuentra hermanada con la localidad … Wikipedia Español
Cardigan — (spr. Kärdigän), 1) Grafschaft im englischen Fürstenthum Wales, 362/3 QM., grenzt im N. an die Grafschaften Merioneth u. Montgomery, im O. an Radnor u. Brecknock, im S. an Caermarthen u. Pembroke, im W. an die Cardiganbai (zum Irischen Meer… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
cardigan — / kardigan/ s.m. [dal nome del generale britannico J. T. Brudenell, conte di Cardigan (1797 1868), cui si attribuisce l invenzione]. (abbigl.) [giacca di maglia di lana, abbottonata sul davanti] ▶◀ giacchetta. ‖ blazer, cache coeur, golf,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
cárdigan — ‘Chaqueta deportiva de punto’. Debe permanecer invariable en plural (los cárdigan), ya que no existen en español sustantivos sobresdrújulos (→ plural, 1g) … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
