noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lambswool jumper/sweater/blanket etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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Black and white thick chenille cropped sweater , £293. Black chenille thick sweater with colourful tulip motif, £396.
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Louis Blues by the end of this month, Gretzky remains in a silver and black sweater .
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I went to Oxford in 1961 with my beatnik uniform, sandals and black sweater .
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Cream cropped thick woollen sweater with black flowers, £133. Black thick sweater with cream flowers, £156.
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He wore a brown sports jacket with a black roll neck sweater .
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He was dressed in black - black jeans and sweater .
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Underneath it she was clad in a close-fitting N. Peal black sweater which showed off her figure to full advantage.
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How would you like to buy me a black cashmere sweater ?
blue
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He wore spectacles and a blue sweater and carried a clipboard.
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I saw Peter wearing a pastel blue cotton sweater , sheer and delicate-a very fine sweater.
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I now wear a blue sweater beneath a navy anorak, dark slacks, anonymous.
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Washington defenseman Brendan Witt attacked any blue sweater on the ice.
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The collar of a checked shirt peeped from the neck of a thick blue sweater .
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For my first day on the job I bought a navy blue sweater with a big duck on the front.
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I have four different blue sweaters in my closet at home.
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Mrs Witherspoon started off by giving me a blue sweater with red reindeer stitched across the front.
cashmere
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Citizen Oswald came to town wearing his dark tie, cashmere sweater and gray flannel suit.
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Big tears, all over my cashmere sweater .
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Walter would want a cashmere sweater , a blazer from Brooks Brothers, or a Mont Blanc pen.
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Purple Label sportswear is filled with chocolate-colored suede trench coats, gray pinstriped cashmere slacks, cashmere sweaters and cashmere overcoats.
old
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Once rescued, Eric dried out in an old sweater , and was reassured by owner Stephanie Webb.
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He showed concern for her and gave her an old , baggy sweater of his to put over the other garments.
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I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops.
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Though it was a warm day, he was wearing his old faded high-necked sweater with a frayed shirt collar showing.
red
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He dressed casually in a red golfing sweater , pale blue trousers, and deceptively ordinary-looking hand-made shoes.
thick
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Black and white thick chenille cropped sweater , £293.
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I luxuriate in my thick soft sweater , I am relieved as I hurriedly button my skirt.
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Black chenille thick sweater with colourful tulip motif, £396.
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Cream cropped thick woollen sweater with black flowers, £133.
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Black thick sweater with cream flowers, £156.
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The collar of a checked shirt peeped from the neck of a thick blue sweater .
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The girl was dressed in jeans, a thick sweater and a thick quilted jacket.
white
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Weir was back in his soft shoes and white sweater .
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The faded blue jeans she wore that morning, her old tennis shoes, her white cotton sweater .
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Feeling refreshed, she changed into pastel pink shorts and a baggy white sweater with matching pink motif.
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A heavy white cable-knit sweater was packed, then unpacked.-Jessica?
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The woman was in her mid-thirties, dressed in a black trouser suit and white sweater .
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On the front of his red and white pullover sweater were the words Terrence Academy.
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Her white sweater and neat pleated skirt would have made any man take a second look.
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The bar was against the far wall, plentifully stocked and presided over by a bleached blonde in a white beaded sweater .
■ NOUN
wool
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Winter collection reductions include half-price wool sweaters , suits down from £79.99 to Pounds 40.
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This page Simon Godfrey, left, wears Aran wool sweater from Principles.
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Lisa B wears Aran wool sweater from Kent &038; Curwen.
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Graham Fink, right, wears Aran wool sweater by Austin Reed.
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I sniffed the lanolin of his rough wool sweater and the slaughtered smell of his jacket.
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He wore an anorak over a wool sweater with a polo neck and he wore tough cord jeans and walking boots.
■ VERB
pull
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I pulled on a sweater and trousers and crept down the stairs in bare feet.
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Primo pays his check, pulls on his sweater and walks out front.
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The patient pulls the sweater over his head and then puts the unaffected arm into its sleeve.
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Quite suddenly the temperature dropped and we pulled on sweaters , gloves, scarves and balaclavas.
put
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The oilskins locker is in the passage behind the chart table. Put on a sweater , and bring me one as well.
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This morning I went outside, and I almost had to put on a sweater .
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Don't put on too many sweaters .
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They put on extra sweaters , feeling hardy.
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Mabs, Tashie and Joyce joined them; they had all put on warm sweaters , but still had bare feet.
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Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance.
wear
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Instead, he would wear several sweaters and a dressing gown on top of his normal clothes.
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The nurses all wore sweaters , and a tiny electric heater glowed behind the reception desk.
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Lisa B wears Aran wool sweater from Kent &038; Curwen.
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My friends were wearing two and three sweaters and had beach towels draped around their shoulders for extra warmth.
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Graham Fink, right, wears Aran wool sweater by Austin Reed.
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Tothe-knee blazers are worn with V-neck sweaters and ties, creating a slightly dangerous, preppy look.
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There, not entirely surprisingly, was Montagu Clements, still wearing my sweater .
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Ballesteros wore two navy cashmere sweaters .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Black and white thick chenille cropped sweater , £293.
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Her sweaters, which she had imagined quite bulky, proved in fact to be flat and few.
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If you have the body of a sweater in cable strips you might leave the sleeves in stocking stitch.
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Inspired by the patterns of the Fair Isles, our beautiful sweater will make a fine addition to your wardrobe.
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Sweetheart, let me button your sweater .
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Three slowly becomes obsessed with cooking, cleaning, nice sweaters and the little specks of food stuck between teeth.
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Washington defenseman Brendan Witt attacked any blue sweater on the ice.
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We take a look at some of the most sensational sweaters around.