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Encyclopedia > Sweater
A jumper from Marks & Spencer
A jumper from Marks & Spencer

A sweater (also called sweatshirt, pullover, jumper, and jersey) is a relatively heavy garment intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though, in some cases, sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other animals) and typically to be worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt or other top. Sweaters tend to be, and in earlier times always were, made from wool (typically of sheep, though possibly of alpaca or other type); however, they can be made of cotton, synthetic fibres, or some combination thereof. Image File history File linksMetadata Jumper_altered_PsCSJPG10. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Jumper_altered_PsCSJPG10. ... Marks & Spencer plc is mint(known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks or Marks) is a British retailer. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... Business shirt A shirt is a piece of clothing for the trunk of the body. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... See Alpaca wool, Angora wool (of rabbits) and Cashmere wool (of goats) for information about other wools. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Synthetic fibers are the result of an extensive search by scientists to increase and improve upon the supply of naturally occurring animal and plant fibers that have been used in making cloth. ...


"Sweater" is also a slang term for someones throbbing boner, e.g. "May i suck your sweater?"


Thin sweaters may be worn tucked in to the waistband of trousers; but otherwise, men's sweaters are to be worn untucked. Notable individuals seen wearing their sweaters tucked include Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Russ Salzberg, Sylvester McCoy, and Hadley Eliker.[1] The origin of modern mens trousers: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an English film actor. ... Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of British heritage, whose career spanned from the 1920s up until the year of his death. ... Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy (born August 20, 1943) is a Scottish actor. ...


If made of thick cotton, it is usually known as a sweatshirt. A related garment, a jumper with an open front fastened by buttons or a zipper, is called a cardigan. A hockey sweater was, in the early days of ice hockey, recognisable as what we would now call a sweater, but has since evolved into a sort of jersey. Cotton ready for harvest. ... A small flat button Metal, plastic, and leather shank buttons. ... Closeup of the zipper on a pair of jeans This article is about the fastening device called zipper zip, zipper, or the acronym ZIP, see zip (disambiguation). ... A cardigan is a type of sweater/jumper with buttons down the front. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...


In British English, a sweater is called a pullover, sweater, jersey, or jumper, this last term being the most common name in Australian English. In South African English, a sweater is always called a jersey. Sleeveless pullovers are known in Australian English as vests. In British English they are known as tank tops. Dialect areas of England British English (BrE) is a term used to differentiate between the form of the English language used in the British Isles and those used elsewhere. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... South African English is a dialect of English spoken in South Africa and in neighbouring countries with a large number of Anglo-Africans living in them, such as Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... A vest (US meaning - UK waistcoat) A vest is a type of garment. ... Dialect areas of England British English (BrE) is a term used to differentiate between the form of the English language used in the British Isles and those used elsewhere. ... Two runners wearing different styles of tank top. ...


Peter Driessen is well-known in the world of sweater collection. A confident looking Peter Driessen Peter Driessen is an electrical engineer. ... // The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. ...


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sweater: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (437 words)
A sweater (also called sweatshirt, pullover, jumper, and jersey) is a relatively heavy garment intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though, in some cases, sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other animals) and typically to be worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt or other top.
Sweaters tend to be, and in earlier times always were, made from wool (typically of sheep, though possibly of alpaca or other type); however, they can be made of cotton, synthetic fibres, or some combination thereof.
Thin sweaters may be worn tucked in to the waistband of trousers; but otherwise, men's sweaters are to be worn untucked.
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