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Definitions: Cardigan |
CardiganNoun1. Knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper. 2. Slightly bow-legged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cardigan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references) |
Synonym: CardiganSynonym: Cardigan Welsh corgi (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Sweater, jersey; cardigan; turtleneck, pullover; sweater vest. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cardigan |
| English words defined with "cardigan": Cardigan jacket, Cardigan Welsh corgi. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cardigan": full cardigan rib ♦ half cardigan rib ♦ Railways ♦ Watling Street. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Cardigan" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (cardigan), Italian (cardigan), Romanian (cardigan), Swedish (cardigan). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | No, it's a cardigan but thanks for noticing. (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Cardigan (1922) | |
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| "Cardigan" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 81.21% of the time. "Cardigan" is used about 330 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 81.21% | 268 | 17,996 |
| Noun (proper) | 18.79% | 62 | 42,755 |
| Total | 100.00% | 330 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "cardigan": Cardigan jacket ♦ cardigan Welsh corgi ♦ full cardigan rib ♦ half cardigan rib. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "cardigan": Cardigan-fitzbaddely. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "cardigan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | xhaketë e thurur, triko (Jersey, maillot, tights, tricot, woolly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سترة من صوف محبوك. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | плетена вълнена жилетка. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 羊毛衫. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | svetr (Jersey, jumper, pullover, sweater), pletená vesta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | cardigan (cardigan (ladies), sweater, waistcoat), sweater (sweater). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vest (cardigan (ladies), vest, waistcoat), vangbreisel (full cardigan rib, polka rib), parelvangbreisel (half cardigan rib, royal rib). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | villatakki (sweater), röijy (jacket). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cardigan, veste tricotée, gilet de laine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | strickjacke (sweater), Wolljacke. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πλεκτή ζακέτα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ארי' צמר (wool cloth, worsted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kardigán (cardigan sweater). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cardigan, giacca di maglia (sweater), giacca di lana. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | カーソル強調 (car chase, car train, card, card loan, card system, cardinal, cart, carton, cartoon, cartridge, curd, cursored emphasis, curtain, curtain antenna, curtain call, curtain lecture, curtain wall, passenger and freight train), ジョセフソン 子 (a stein, a tankard, amug, bit by bit, dilemma, dilettante, dish with mutton and vegetables, Genghis Khan, gin, gin fizz, ginger, ginger ale, giraffe, jin, jingoism, jinx, jitterbug, job, job enlargement, job enrichment, job menu, job rotation, job title, jobhopper, jockey, jodhpurs, John, John Bull, John Travolta, Josephson device, riding breeches, suit, suitcase, super, super high decker, super Schottky diode, super size wide screen, super woofer, supercar, supercharger, supercomputer, superhighway, superimpose, superjet, supermarket, supermarket chain, supernova, super-size, supersonic, superstar, superstation, superstore, supertanker, superviser, supervisor, superwoman, synthesis, vest, waistcoat, Zimbabwe, Zinjanthropus, zirconium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | カーディガン , ジレー (vest, waistcoat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | gansee foshlit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | strikkerjakke. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ardigancay casaco de malha (sweater), casaco curto de lã, cardigã. (various references) cardigan. (various references) вязаный жакет или жилет, джемпер (jumper). (various references) vrsta džempera, kardigan. (various references) chaqueta de punto malla (sweater), cárdigan (cardie), suéter (sweater), rebeca (common guitarfish, guitarfish). (various references) stickad ylleväst, kofta (coatee, jacket). (various references) hırka. (various references) кардіган, джемпер вовняний. (various references) Aberteifi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cardigan": cardigans. (additional references) | |
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"Cardigan" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cadagon, Cadwgan, cardiganed, Cardinan, caritan, Cartagana, cartian, chaddian, Craigan, Craiganee, Craigar, Garrigan, kardofan, Kerigan, Khadiga, Mccarrigan, Mcgarrigan, zadruga. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cardigan" (pronounced kÄ"rdigun) |
| 4 | -i g u n | Brannigan, hooligan, Mulligan, shenanigan. |
| 3 | -g u n | Balbriggan, bandwagon, bargain, Bogan, Brogan, collagen, dragon, gorgon, jargon, Lagan, Logan, longan, Morgan, Morgen, organ, pagan, shogun, slogan, snapdragon, Tigon, toboggan, wagon. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: arcading, carangid. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-g-i-n-r" | |
-1 letter: carding. | |
-2 letters: acarid, acinar, agaric, arcing, arnica, canard, cardia, carina, caring, crania, daring, gradin, racing, radian, rancid. | |
-3 letters: acari, acing, acrid, again, agria, caird, cairn, canid, cigar, daric, dinar, drain, garni, grain, grana, grand, grind, nadir, naiad, naira, naric, nicad, ranid. | |
-4 letters: acid, agar, agin, airn, anga, aria, arid, cadi, caid, cain, card, carn. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-g-i-n-r" | |
+1 letter: arcadings, carangids, cardigans. | |
+2 letters: placarding, radicating. | |
+3 letters: barricading, calendaring, demarcating, eradicating, scabbarding. | |
+4 letters: barricadoing, broadcasting, carbonadoing, clapboarding, deracinating, divaricating, handcrafting, micromanaged, radicalising, radicalizing. | |
+5 letters: blackguarding, decarbonating, desacralizing, incarnadining, relandscaping, undercarriage. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 72 64 69 67 61 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-. -.. .. --. .- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01110010 01100100 01101001 01100111 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a r d i g a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 0072 0064 0069 0067 0061 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767847075736780 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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