Editing Sweater (section)

== Etymology ==
According to British [[dictionaries]], "sweater" is used in British English in the same sense as in American English but "jumper" is commonly used instead (though some say that "sweater" is used for heavier ones worn for warmth).<ref name="cambridge sweater">[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sweater sweater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112120/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sweater |date=2019-02-21 }} in Cambridge English Dictionary: "(UK also jumper or pullover) a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves and made from wool, that is worn on the upper part of the body"</ref><ref name="collins sweater">[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sweater sweater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221054806/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sweater |date=2019-02-21 }} in Collins English Dictionary: "a garment made of knitted or crocheted material covering the upper part of the body, esp a heavy one worn for warmth"</ref><ref name="collins jumper" /> The Oxford English Dictionary states that in British usage, sweaters are always pulled over the head and jumpers are not necessarily,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sweater |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120701/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sweater |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2017 |title=sweater |quote= A knitted garment worn on the upper body, typically with long sleeves, put on over the head.|work=Oxforddictionaries.com |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pullover |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221054752/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pullover |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |title=pullover |quote= A knitted garment put on over the head and covering the top half of the body.|work=Oxforddictionaries.com |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/jumper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926022949/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/jumper |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2016 |title=jumper |quote= A knitted garment typically with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.|work=Oxforddictionaries.com |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref> whereas most or all other British dictionaries disagree and say that sweaters are not necessarily pullovers or even say that jumpers are always pullovers, i.e. never open in front.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jumper?a=british |title=jumper |quote=a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is usually made from wool, is worn on the upper part of the body and does not open at the front. |work=Cambridge English Dictionary |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |access-date=26 May 2017 |archive-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330155337/http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jumper?a=british |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/jumper jumper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112048/https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/jumper |date=2019-02-21 }} in the Macmillan Dictionary: "BRITISH a warm piece of clothing, usually made of wool, that you pull over your head and that covers your upper body and arms"</ref>

The Oxford English Dictionary gives "sweater" as appearing in 1882 and gives its definition as "A woolen vest or jersey worn in rowing or other athletic exercises, originally... to reduce one's weight; now commonly put on also before or after exercise to prevent taking cold. Hence a similar garment for general informal wear; a jumper or pullover"<ref>{{citation |title=" sweater, n.". |via=OED Online |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/195617 |access-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630131353/https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/195617 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to most British dictionaries, British usage agrees with what American dictionaries describe as American English usage, according to which a sweater is either a pullover or a [[cardigan (sweater)|cardigan]] (which opens at the front). Almost all British dictionaries include cardigans as a type of sweater but at least one includes cardigans as a type of jumper (i.e. most British dictionaries consider "sweater" – and at least one considers "jumper" – to be a [[hypernym]] for both pullovers and cardigans). {{citation needed|date=October 2020}} Colloquial and informal usage common in Britain is using the term “cardie” for a cardigan which usually refers to a button-front sweater.<ref>{{cite OED|Cardie|access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mensfashionmagazine.com/fancy-wearing-a-cardie|title=Fancy Wearing a Cardie?|website=British Men’s Fashion Magazine|date=2023-08-13|access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref>