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A sweater with no collar.
A sweater that buttons up in the front is called a cardigan.
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No, if a cardigan has a hood, its a hoodie.
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A cardigan sweater does not have a hood and it has buttons in the front as a closure. Regular sweaters can have buttons or zippers and can also have a hood.
The cardigan sweater was named after James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan.
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Sweater, jacket, or cardigan.
That is the correct spelling of the word "cardigan" (knitted front-opening sweater).
The cardigan sweater is named after James Brudenell. He was the 7th Earl of Cardigan and led the famous Charge of the Light Brigade.