Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A jacket or pullover made especially of knit, crocheted, or woven wool, cotton, or synthetic yarn.
- noun One that sweats, especially profusely.
- noun Something that induces sweating; a sudorific.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who sweats.
- noun One who or that which causes to sweat.
- noun One of a gang of street ruffians of the time of Queen Anne, who, forming a circle around an inoffensive wayfarer, pricked him with their swords, and compelled him to dance till he sweated.
- noun A woolen jacket or jersey, especially one worn by men in training for athletic contests or by acrobats after performing.
- noun One who sweats coin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who sweats.
- noun Slang, Slang One who, or that which, causes to sweat.
- noun Slang, Slang A sudorific.
- noun Slang, Slang A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.
- noun Slang An employer who oppresses his workmen by paying low wages.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
knitted jacket orjersey , usually of thickwool , worn byathletes before or afterexercise . - noun A similar
garment worn forwarmth . - noun
Agent noun ofsweat ; aperson who sweats.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
- noun a person who perspires
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Examples
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Although the sweater is a little plain, it would benefit from a deeper V-neck and maybe two or three vertical stripes on the face of the shirt.
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Crafting his own perfect red sweater is a young man on Broadway.
Alex Geana: Street Style: Pretty Young Things in Manhattan's Spring (PHOTOS) Alex Geana 2010
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Doing the latter by taking off your sweater is fine by me, though rather more could be done in other ways.
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You enter the code on the Amazon checkout page for your girlfriend's sweater, and the sweater is on its way to you or your girlfriend.
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The X-mas sweater is still less fashionable even then this idiotic getup …
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Do not pass Go, do not bother brushing your hair or checking to see if your sweater is on inside-out.
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In my long skirt, thin sweater, and long intense red hair, I wasn't dressed up enough.
Lost in Split Heather McDougal 2008
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In elementary school, we were called the sweater girls, because during recess, we wore yellow, black, brown and red sweaters on our heads to emulate the flowing locks of our Caucasian classmates.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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In elementary school, we were called the sweater girls, because during recess, we wore yellow, black, brown and red sweaters on our heads to emulate the flowing locks of our Caucasian classmates.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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In elementary school, we were called the sweater girls, because during recess, we wore yellow, black, brown and red sweaters on our heads to emulate the flowing locks of our Caucasian classmates.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
oroboros commented on the word sweater
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April 27, 2008