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One from the Graham Leggate collection, a Norwegian selburose design. A sweater (North American English) or pullover, also called a jersey or jumper (British English, Hiberno-English and Australian English), [1] is a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves, made of knitted or crocheted material that covers the upper part of the body.
The translation for the word "jumper" or "sweater" in the Goidelic languages, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, are "geansaí", [13] "geansaidh" [14] and "gansee" [15] respectively, all borrowings from the English guernsey/gansey. The Norwegian word "genser" is derived from "guernsey" and means sweater or jumper.
The sweater he wore during MTV's Nirvana Unplugged concert sold at auction for $137,500 (equivalent to $176,744 in 2023) [13] in November 2015. It was reported to have a burn hole, a button missing, and discoloration around the pockets. [14] [15] In 2019 it was re auctioned for $334,000 (equivalent to $398,035 in 2023). [13] [16]
A traditional knit jersey. Traditionally, a jersey is an item of knitted clothing, generally made of wool or cotton, with sleeves, worn as a pullover, as it does not open at the front, unlike a cardigan.
Cardigan (sweater), a type of knitted open-front garment; Cardigan, a lost 1922 silent film based on a novel by Robert W. Chambers; Earl of Cardigan, a title in the Peerage of England James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, British general during the Crimean War after whom the sweater is named; SS Bury Hill or SS Cardigan, a British steamship
The word hood derives from the Anglo-Saxon word hōd, [2] ultimately of the same root as an English hat. [3]Hoodie is sometimes spelled hoody [1] and can also be called a hooded sweatshirt [4] or just a sweatshirt, although that term can also include all sweatshirts, including those without a hood.
A polo neck, roll-neck [1] (South Africa), turtleneck (United States, Canada), or skivvy is a garment—usually a sweater—with a close-fitting collar that folds over and covers the neck. It can also refer to the type of neckline, the style of collar itself, or be used as an adjective ("polo necked").
A raglan sleeve sweatshirt with Harley-Davidson branding. A sweatshirt is a long-sleeved pullover shirt or jacket fashioned out of thick, usually cotton, cloth material. [1] [2] Sweatshirts are almost exclusively casual attire and hence not as formal as some sweaters.