sweater

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  1. noun A jacket or pullover made especially of knit, crocheted, or woven wool, cotton, or synthetic yarn.
  2. noun One that sweats, especially profusely.
  3. noun Something that induces sweating; a sudorific.

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  • This sweater was an investment in a classic that I will likely wear for years to come, the type of items I look for when buying new.New Year's Eve 2005One of the shots before I went out.reused: skirt, silver shoes, hat, beaded cardigan, silver beaded clutch.the rest: Michael Kors sparkly tights, Calvin Klein top.jewelry: It was important to me to wear some special pieces.
  • But I was so pessimistic about ever reaching the end that I kept knitting until the sweater was so clownishly enormous that I had to rip out rows at the end.It was finished (though not for Christmas of 2007 or 2008), and A. loves it.If the sweater was a test of patience, then the mittens are a proof of my laziness.
  • Underneath his sweater is a ropy gold chain; no shoulder holster, as far as I can tell. —  FinalAppeal
  • Doesn't look like the sweater will be finished before I go back to work, but I'll see what I can do. —  Lectio.ca
  • So he dropped his booted feet into the wooden tub where a foot-warmer lay, picked up the gun, slid a pair of sixes into it, laid it beside him, and turned toward Miss Herold The wool collar of her sweater was turned up about her delicately molded throat and face. —  Blue-Bird Weather
 

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