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OP Is this the true origin of the word sweater, does anyone know? That is, can someone verify the OED citing? I'd rather not put the source of this quote, and will redact the name; I just thought this fact(?) was interesting.
How did XYZ become a sweater-vest man? To understand his raiment, we must start with the origins of the garment itself. The Oxford English Dictionary lists the first use of “sweater” in 1882, in reference to the sleeve-having woolens used by rowers to encourage profuse sweating, and consequently, weight loss. By the turn of the century, the sweater, though still considered sportsman’s garb, had lost its perspiratory function and become a more standard jacket substitute. It seems to be at this point, or shortly thereafter, that the idea was first had to lop off the sleeves. In 1907, 14 members of Michigan’s football team were rewarded with an embroidered “M” sewn, for the first time, onto not regular sweaters, but sweater vests.
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