Words / B1

KAHD-ig-uh-n/ˈkɑːdɪɡən/

A cardigan is a knitted jacket that opens at the front and is fastened with buttons or a zip. A jumper is pulled over the head; a hoodie has a hood and is often not uniform. Uniform: a navy cardigan is required; a hoodie is not the same layer.

Meaning

A knitted jacket that opens at the front and is fastened with buttons or a zip.

Examples

• “A navy cardigan is uniform; a hoodie is not the same layer.”
• “A staff cardigan in the NHS is still a knitted layer; it is not a clinical tunic.”

Good to know

a cardigan. Contrast: a jumper / a hoodie / a jacket. Uniform. Countable. Mix-up: cardboard is the packing material (already in this dictionary).

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