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jersey
1[ jur-zee ]
noun
- a close-fitting, knitted sweater or shirt.
- a plain-knit, machine-made fabric of wool, silk, nylon, rayon, etc., characteristically soft and elastic, used for garments.
- (initial capital letter) one of a breed of dairy cattle, raised originally on the island of Jersey, producing milk with a high butterfat content.
Jersey
2[ jur-zee ]
noun
- a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). : St. Helier.
- Informal. New Jersey.
Jersey
1/ ˈdʒɜːzɪ /
noun
- an island in the English Channel, the largest of the Channel Islands: forms, with two other islands, the bailiwick of Jersey; colonized from Normandy in the 11th century and still officially French-speaking; noted for finance, market gardening, dairy farming, and tourism. Capital: St Helier. Pop: 95 732 (2013 est). Area: 116 sq km (45 sq miles)
- a breed of dairy cattle producing milk with a high butterfat content, originating from the island of Jersey
jersey
2/ ˈdʒɜːzɪ /
noun
- a knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
- a machine-knitted slightly elastic cloth of wool, silk, nylon, etc, used for clothing
- ( as modifier )
a jersey suit
- a football shirt
Other Words From
- jerseyed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of jersey1
Example Sentences
They’re certainly not putting members of the math team or the debate team on those jerseys.
He has been back on the ice the past couple of days skating in a noncontact jersey, but he is still listed as day-to-day.
However, the families that bought the jersey returned it to Gross.
Irving spent the opening week of the season talking up his “7-11” partnership with Durant — referring to their jersey numbers — but now he will be the third fiddle.
The Capitals brought back their “screaming eagle” jerseys as part of the NHL’s “Reverse Retro” campaign and will wear them for a select number of games this season.
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice turned herself in to serve a 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
“These towns that are doing it just continue to make New Jersey less and less competitive,” Christie said.
John B. Stetson was born in 1830 in New Jersey, the son of a hat maker.
She said she was originally from New Jersey but now resides in Brooklyn.
I am watching the sunrise from the 39th floor of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Somebody raise me nine dollars for a full-bred Jersey bull calf!
The coast of New Jersey is now sinking at the rate of about two feet in a hundred years.
Their donations amounted to 2030 shirts, and they obtained 77 shirts and 380 pairs of stockings from New Jersey.
It has recently been most amusingly varied by a visit from Lady Jersey.
Then, on the 17th, the lookout aloft saw four warships sailing along close in to the Jersey coast.
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