Sweater
noun
A warm piece of clothing which covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually made of wool or cotton.
She bought a new wool sweater for the winter season.
Often appears as...
- wool sweater
- cotton sweater
noun
In sports, a player who wears a garment, especially in rugby, with a certain number.
He is the best number 10 sweater in our team.
Often appears as...
- number 10 sweater
- team sweater
noun
A warm piece of clothing which covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually made of wool or cotton.
She bought a new wool sweater for the winter season.
Often appears as...
- wool sweater
- cotton sweater
noun
In sports, a player who wears a garment, especially in rugby, with a certain number.
He is the best number 10 sweater in our team.
Often appears as...
- number 10 sweater
- team sweater
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Pro Tip 1/3Seasonal Wear
Sweaters are often worn in fall and winter to stay warm.
As autumn arrives, I start wearing my favorite sweaters.
Pro Tip 2/3Layering Clothes
Sweaters can be layered over shirts or under jackets for extra warmth.
He layered a button-up shirt under his knit sweater.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Attire
Sweaters are usually casual but can be dressed up for semi-formal events.
She paired her black sweater with a skirt for the office event.
Pro Tip 1/3Seasonal Wear
Sweaters are often worn in fall and winter to stay warm.
As autumn arrives, I start wearing my favorite sweaters.
Pro Tip 2/3Layering Clothes
Sweaters can be layered over shirts or under jackets for extra warmth.
He layered a button-up shirt under his knit sweater.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Attire
Sweaters are usually casual but can be dressed up for semi-formal events.
She paired her black sweater with a skirt for the office event.
Pro Tip 1/3Seasonal Wear
Sweaters are often worn in fall and winter to stay warm.
As autumn arrives, I start wearing my favorite sweaters.
Pro Tip 2/3Layering Clothes
Sweaters can be layered over shirts or under jackets for extra warmth.
He layered a button-up shirt under his knit sweater.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Attire
Sweaters are usually casual but can be dressed up for semi-formal events.
She paired her black sweater with a skirt for the office event.
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How yarn bombing grew...
and most of the time we hold a controller or a cell phone. And I'm totally guilty of this as well. But if you think about it, what would happen if you put those things down? What would you make? What would you create with your own hands? A lot of people think that I am a master knitter but I actually couldn't knit a sweater to save my life.
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In search for the man...
thankful to the minaret up the road that helped me find my way back. And as I approached the front door, Abed saw me, my jeans and flannel and cane, and I saw Abed, an average-looking man of average size. He wore black and slippers over socks, pilling sweatpants, a piebald sweater,
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Paul Bloom: The origins...
And the answer is a fair amount -- more than you would pay for a brand new sweater or a sweater owned by somebody who you didn't adore. Then we asked other groups of subjects -- we gave them different restrictions and different conditions. So for instance, we told some people,
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Let's put birth control...
And I spoke with this women's group that's pictured here. And the women talked very openly about their family life in the slums, what it was like. And they talked quite intimately about what they did for birth control. Marianne, in the center of the screen in the red sweater,
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Jacqueline Novogratz:...
running toward me, wearing my sweater. And I'm thinking, no, this is not possible. But so, curious, I run up to the child -- of course scaring the living bejesus out of him -- grab him by the collar, turn it over, and there is my name written on the collar of this sweater.
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Billy Collins: Two poems...
in my bowls. While you slept, I watched you breathe as the moon rose in the sky. It took all of my strength not to raise my head and howl. Now, I am free of the collar, free of the yellow raincoat, monogrammed sweater,
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Aristotle's New Home PIPE...
sports a sweater for wind protection and warmth gonna have to have these for extra safety Phil's got something that may or may not work the goggles will keep sun sand and wind from aristotle's
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Let's put birth control...
in the center of this screen in the red sweater she summed up that entire two-hour conversation in a phrase that I will never forget she said I want to bring every good thing to this child
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Globalizing communication...
the brown or burgundy sweater yes yes very good indeed this was a true story 24 years ago when I moved to the United States that's exactly what happened to
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What is a gift economy?...
This holiday season, people around the world will give and receive presents. You might even get a knitted sweater from an aunt.
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How yarn bombing grew...
and most of the time we hold a controller or a cell phone. And I'm totally guilty of this as well. But if you think about it, what would happen if you put those things down? What would you make? What would you create with your own hands? A lot of people think that I am a master knitter but I actually couldn't knit a sweater to save my life.
Video examples
In search for the man...
thankful to the minaret up the road that helped me find my way back. And as I approached the front door, Abed saw me, my jeans and flannel and cane, and I saw Abed, an average-looking man of average size. He wore black and slippers over socks, pilling sweatpants, a piebald sweater,
Video examples
Paul Bloom: The origins...
And the answer is a fair amount -- more than you would pay for a brand new sweater or a sweater owned by somebody who you didn't adore. Then we asked other groups of subjects -- we gave them different restrictions and different conditions. So for instance, we told some people,
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Let's put birth control...
And I spoke with this women's group that's pictured here. And the women talked very openly about their family life in the slums, what it was like. And they talked quite intimately about what they did for birth control. Marianne, in the center of the screen in the red sweater,
Video examples
Jacqueline Novogratz:...
running toward me, wearing my sweater. And I'm thinking, no, this is not possible. But so, curious, I run up to the child -- of course scaring the living bejesus out of him -- grab him by the collar, turn it over, and there is my name written on the collar of this sweater.
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Billy Collins: Two poems...
in my bowls. While you slept, I watched you breathe as the moon rose in the sky. It took all of my strength not to raise my head and howl. Now, I am free of the collar, free of the yellow raincoat, monogrammed sweater,
Video examples
Aristotle's New Home PIPE...
sports a sweater for wind protection and warmth gonna have to have these for extra safety Phil's got something that may or may not work the goggles will keep sun sand and wind from aristotle's
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Let's put birth control...
in the center of this screen in the red sweater she summed up that entire two-hour conversation in a phrase that I will never forget she said I want to bring every good thing to this child
Video examples
Globalizing communication...
the brown or burgundy sweater yes yes very good indeed this was a true story 24 years ago when I moved to the United States that's exactly what happened to
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
This holiday season, people around the world will give and receive presents. You might even get a knitted sweater from an aunt.
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Lauren Graham
American Actress
Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me.
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Sudha Murty
Indian Educator
When a mother feels cold, she asks the child to wear a sweater. Our concept of poverty is that way. When we do a project and people receive our help, we may think that they are getting benefited, but is this what they really wanted?
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Giorgio Armani
Italian Designer
I dress in my 'uniform,' or my own dress code, which reflects my personal method and work ethic. My belief is that my plain T-shirt - I have about 40 of them - or blue sweater helps focus others' attention on me and on what I say.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Even when I was a little kid, I hated to dress up. I hated to put on regular shoes. I wanted to play all the time. I hate to wear any kind of coat or sweater. I've never liked hot. I've never liked to be warm.
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Herb Brooks
American Coach
You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country.
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Jeanne Damas
Author
I have a passion for sweaters. Besides jeans, they are the clothes I have the most of in my closet. I must have a hundred!
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Julian Casablancas
American Musician
People often put me in a V-neck tennis club sweater, driving a Bentley, but my life wasn't like that.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Josie Totah
American Actress
I have never worn a sweater vest a day in my life. Nor will I ever wear a sweater vest.
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Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made.
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Lauren Graham
American Actress
Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me.
Quote examples
Sudha Murty
Indian Educator
When a mother feels cold, she asks the child to wear a sweater. Our concept of poverty is that way. When we do a project and people receive our help, we may think that they are getting benefited, but is this what they really wanted?
Quote examples
Giorgio Armani
Italian Designer
I dress in my 'uniform,' or my own dress code, which reflects my personal method and work ethic. My belief is that my plain T-shirt - I have about 40 of them - or blue sweater helps focus others' attention on me and on what I say.
Quote examples
John Madden
American Entertainer
Even when I was a little kid, I hated to dress up. I hated to put on regular shoes. I wanted to play all the time. I hate to wear any kind of coat or sweater. I've never liked hot. I've never liked to be warm.
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Herb Brooks
American Coach
You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country.
Quote examples
Jeanne Damas
Author
I have a passion for sweaters. Besides jeans, they are the clothes I have the most of in my closet. I must have a hundred!
Quote examples
Julian Casablancas
American Musician
People often put me in a V-neck tennis club sweater, driving a Bentley, but my life wasn't like that.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Josie Totah
American Actress
I have never worn a sweater vest a day in my life. Nor will I ever wear a sweater vest.
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Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made.
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