Cardigan \Car"di*gan\, Cardigan jacket \Car"di*gan jack`et\
[From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean
campaign of 1854-55.]
1. A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves,
especially a knitted jacket with sleeves that is fastened
up the front with buttons or a zipper.
[1913 Webster]