'Cardigan jacket' definitions:

Definition of 'Cardigan jacket'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 front with buttons or a zipper. [1913 Webster]