a wool sweater

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• Sweater design — is a specialization of fashion design in which knitted sweaters are designed to fulfil certain aesthetic, functional and commercial criteria. The designer typically considers factors such as the insulating power of the sweater (and its resulting… …   Wikipedia

• Sweater — A jumper from Marks Spencer. A sweater, jumper, pullover, sweatshirt, jersey or guernsey is a garment intended to cover the torso and arms. It is often worn over a shirt, blouse, T shirt, or other top, but may also be worn alone as a top.… …   Wikipedia

• Sweater curse — Knitters use the term Sweater Curse or the Curse of the Love Sweater to describe a situation in which a knitter gives a hand knit sweater to a significant other, who quickly breaks up with the knitter.cite book | last = Stoller | first = Debbie | …   Wikipedia

• sweater — /swet euhr/, n. 1. a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves. 2. a person or thing that sweats. 3. an employer who underpays and overworks employees. adj. 4. of, for, or pertaining to a sweater: sweater… …   Universalium

• sweater — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knitwear, jersey, guernsey, pullover, cardigan. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of sweaters include: coat, Norwegian, Fair Isle, Aran Isle, twin set, evening, sport, ski, cashmere, wool, cotton …   English dictionary for students

• sweater — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulky (AmE), chunky (esp. BrE), heavy, thick ▪ light, thin ▪ baggy, oversized (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• sweater dress — noun A knitted dress, especially of wool, worn for warmth …   Wiktionary

• sweater — noun /ˈswɛt.ə,ˈswet.ə,ˈswɛt.ɚ/ a) A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise. b) A similar garment worn for warmth. Syn: sweatshirt …   Wiktionary

• sweater — sweat|er [ˈswetə US ər] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: sweat; because it was originally worn when doing exercise, to make you sweat] a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of your body British Equivalent …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sweater — /ˈswɛtə / (say swetuh) noun 1. a knitted jumper, usually of wool. 2. someone or something that sweats. 3. an employer who underpays and overworks employees …  

• Aran sweater — The Aran (or Arran) is a style of jumper/sweaterCollins English Dictionary, Standard ISBN 0 00 433078 1 (1979)] that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the West Coast of Ireland. [cite paper author = Lambert, Gail Ann title = The Taxonomy… …   Wikipedia