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sweater

[ swet-er ]

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noun

a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves.
a person or thing that sweats.
an employer who underpays and overworks employees.

adjective

of, for, or pertaining to a sweater:
sweater yarn; sweater fashions.
made like a sweater:
a sweater dress.

sweater

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə /

noun

1. a garment made of knitted or crocheted material covering the upper part of the body, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
2. ( as modifier )
  a sweater dress
a person or thing that sweats
an employer who overworks and underpays his employees

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweater¹

1520–30 sweater fordef 2; 1880–85 sweater fordef 1; sweat + -er ¹

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From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.

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My parents, now retired in Brazil, had me bring various things from L.A.: headphones, soft toothbrushes, hair dryers, sleeping pills, heating pads, slippers, nasal sprays, art books, cashmere sweaters.

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One, roughly the size and shape of a small vending machine, is in street clothes while the other towers over him in skates and a white-and-black hockey sweater.

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He was last seen in a green and blue sweater and black pants.

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My school uniform sweater suddenly bunched in ways that felt like a personal attack.

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