cardigan English · revision 2372

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ Named after James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868), a British cavalry officer of the Crimean War.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) He is said to have worn such a jacket while leading the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The place name ''Cardigan'' is an English form of Welsh ''Ceredigion'' “Ceredig's land”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A knitted woollen over-waistcoat, with or without sleeves (1868).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster dates it to 1862.^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The garment has kept its name and broad shape, a knitted top opening down the front;^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) today it is usually a collarless sweater fastened with buttons or a zip.^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1862 – first date in Merriam-Webster.^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1868 – a knitted woollen over-waistcoat.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A knitted sweater or jacket, usually collarless, that opens down the full length of the front.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[balaclava]]

+ * [[raglan]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}