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Cardigan

Cardigan

A knitted woollen sweater that opens at the front.

Meera wore a cardigan on the chilly Ooty morning.

Remember: Named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British army officer of the 1850s who wore a knitted wool waistcoat.

Short lessonCapitonyms & eponymsA capital letter can change a meaning, and some words began as people's names.

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