[DOC] [TLE] nouns - What's the difference between a jumper, a pullover, and a ... [PAR] May 28, 2011 ... I call all these things a "woolly", even if they aren't made of wool but appear to be. 
... Sweater: In the UK this is the same as a jumper, a garment you wear over ... As 
others have said, all three mean the same thing in British English. ... particular 
garment in American English, so there's one difference for you. [DOC] [TLE] Jumper / Sweater  The Word Detective [PAR] Sep 29, 2009 ... Dear Word Detective: I recently had one of those interesting British vs. American 
language moments, when I realized that many Brits call ... to why there are these 
odd disparities between normal (i.e., American) usage and the... [DOC] [TLE] Separated by a Common Language: jumpers, sweaters and the like [PAR] Aug 29, 2007 ... So, Americans kept an old (but certainly not the original) meaning of vest, while 
the British adjusted the meaning of another term. ... most of Google results for 
gillet + fur are from the UK, so I'm suspecting that it's a far more common term in 
BrE these days. ... What would one call a 'summer' sweater in BrE? [DOC] [TLE] The Septic's Companion - List of British Words For Clothing [PAR] The most popular British words or British English terms for items of clothing. Play 
audio. anorak: 1 n someone who's a little bit too knowledgeable about one 
subject. ... What Americans call a jumper (a set of overalls with a skirt instead of 
... A style of sweater in which the neck runs right up to the chin; far enough up to 
cover... [DOC] [TLE] World Wide Words: Jumper [PAR] Feb 6, 1999 ... A The British usage also describes a sweater or pullover, that is, a knitted ... or 
shirt reaching to the hips, in other words what I would call a fisherman's smock. 
... over a skirt, from which Americans later derived jumper suit for a jumper and ... 
New words appear; old ones fall out of use or alter their meanings. [DOC] [TLE] Why is a jumper called a jumper, and a sweater a sweater? What's ... [PAR] May 16, 2008 ... Update: Trevar - Ah, so sweater is American usage and Jumper is English ... I 
suppose the reason Americans call such garments sweaters is that they keep 
one warm. ... This may be the thing Brits call a gym slip or gym tunic. [DOC] [TLE] British/American Clothing Confusion: Wearing a ... - BBC America [PAR] British/American Clothing Confusion: Wearing a Fanny Pack Around Your Pants 
... This one's a tad confusing and we're going to have to rally back and forth ... But 
in American English, these harnesses are known as suspenders. ... Sweater 
first appeared in its current form in the United States sometime in the late 1800s. [DOC] [TLE] Pullover, Jumper, Cardigan. | WordReference Forums [PAR] Jun 29, 2005 ... In British English a pullover, a jumper and a sweater are all pretty ... As far as I 
know, in American English the word pullover isn't used ... AE & BE - warm, one-
piece extra layer, maybe woolly, pulls over .... Waistcoat - that had been skipping 
in and out of awareness, but simply would not come when I called. [DOC] [TLE] Sorting Out the Words Jumper (UK) and Sweater (US) and Trying to ... [PAR] Dec 16, 2015 ... We Americans concede the first uses of the words jersey, pullover, ... Why, then, 
do Brits call a wooly, warm pullover garment that keeps one snug ... No way, no 
how, could these parties ever be called "Ugly Jumper" parties! [DOC] [TLE] A View from England: What did you say? American English vs British ... [PAR] Aug 27, 2008 ... Americans say shopping cart, Brits say trolley ... A sweater is called a jumper. .... 
yeah that one isn't so much a lingual difference as an

Question: What the Brits call a jumper is a pullover one of these to an American
Answer: sweater