sweater

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 yarn; sweater fashions.
5. made like a sweater: a sweater dress.
[1520-30 for def. 2; 1880-85 for def. 1; SWEAT + -ER1]

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      outer garment, usually knitted or crocheted, that is worn on the upper part of the body, either pulled over the head or buttoned down the front or back. Although hand knitting of wool had been practiced for about 2,000 years, it was not until the 15th century that the first knitted shirts or tunics were produced on the English Channel islands of Guernsey and Jersey; hence the English name jersey. The knitted garments were made by the wives of fishermen and sailors from natural wool, which, by retaining its oil, protected against the cold even when damp. The use of the jersey spread throughout Europe, especially among workingmen. In the 1890s it was adopted by athletes in the United States and called a sweater.

      The first sweaters were heavy, dark blue pullovers, worn before and after athletic contests to protect against cold. By the 1920s designers such as Jeanne Lanvin and Gabrielle (“Coco”) Chanel introduced sweaters into their collections. Throughout the 20th century, sweaters in a variety of designs, knitted from natural and synthetic fibres, were worn by men, women, and children.

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