jersey
(dʒɜːʳzi)
Word forms: plural jerseys
1. countable noun
A jersey is a knitted piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms and does not open at the front. Jerseys are usually worn over a shirt or blouse.
[old-fashioned] His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain.
2. variable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Jersey is a knitted, slightly stretchy fabric used especially to make women's clothing.
Sheila had come to dinner in a black jersey top.
More Synonyms of Jersey
Jersey
Word forms: plural Jerseys
countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A Jersey cow or a Jersey is a light brown cow that produces very creamy milk.
Jersey in British English
(ˈdʒɜːzɪ)
noun
1.
an island in the English Channel, the largest of the Channel Islands: a British Crown Dependency (but not part of the United Kingdom); forms, with two other islands, the Bailiwick of Jersey; colonized from Normandy in the 11th century, and French is still an official language, along with English; noted for finance, market gardening, dairy farming, and tourism. Capital: St Helier. Pop: 95 732 (2013 est). Area: 116 sq km (45 sq miles)
2.
a breed of dairy cattle producing milk with a high butterfat content, originating from the island of Jersey
jersey in British English
(ˈdʒɜːzɪ)
noun
1.
a knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
2.
a.
a machine-knitted slightly elastic cloth of wool, silk, nylon, etc, used for clothing
b.
(as modifier)
a jersey suit
3.
a football shirt
Word origin
C16: from Jersey, from the woollen sweaters traditionally worn by the fishermenJersey in American English 1
(ˈdʒɜrzi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈjerseys
any of a breed of small dairy cattle, originally from Jersey, often light red or fawn in color: its milk has a high butterfat content
Jersey in American English 2
(ˈdʒɜrzi)
1.
largest of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom, 15 mi (24 km) from the coast of France: 45 sq mi (117 sq km); pop. 84,000
2. Informal
New Jersey
jersey in American English
(ˈdʒɜrzi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈjerseys
1.
a soft, elastic, knitted cloth
2.
a closefitting pullover sweater or shirt worn by athletes, sailors, etc.
3.
any closefitting, knitted upper garment
Word origin
< Jersey2 : orig. used of worsted garments made in Jersey of locally produced woolExamples of 'Jersey' in a sentenceJersey
Word lists withJersey
breeds of cattle, articles of clothing, articles of clothing, fabric, sweaterIn other languagesjersey
British English: jersey /ˈdʒɜːzɪ/ NOUN
A jersey is a knitted piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms.
He wore a black jersey.
- American English: jersey
- Arabic: قَمِيصٌ مِنَ الصُّوف
- Brazilian Portuguese: suéter
- Chinese: 运动衫
- Croatian: pulover
- Czech: svetr
- Danish: sweater
- Dutch: jersey trui
- European Spanish: jersey
- Finnish: neulepaita
- French: pull
- German: Pullover
- Greek: φανελάκι
- Italian: maglione
- Japanese: ジャージー
- Korean: 저지 직물
- Norwegian: strikkegenser
- Polish: sweter
- European Portuguese: camisola
- Romanian: jerseu
- Russian: свитер
- Latin American Spanish: suéter
- Swedish: tröja
- Thai: เสื้อถักแบบรัดรูป
- Turkish: kazak
- Ukrainian: трикотаж
- Vietnamese: áo nịt len
Chinese translation of 'jersey'
jersey
(ˈdʒəːzɪ)
n
- (c) (o.f., = pullover)
针(針)织(織)毛衫
(zhēnzhī máoshān) (件, jiàn) - (u) (= fabric)
细(細)毛纱(紗)
(xìmáoshā)
cpd
- [dress, top]
针(針)织(織)紧(緊)身衣
(zhēnzhī jǐnshēnyī)
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(noun)
Definition
a knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
grey jersey and trousers
Synonyms
jumper
You can't go wrong with a baggy jumper.
sweater
woolly
Bring a woolly – it can get cold here at night.
pullover
Additional synonyms
in the sense of woolly
Definition
a woollen garment, such as a sweater
Bring a woolly – it can get cold here at night.
Synonyms
sweater,
jersey,
jumper,
pullover
Nearby words ofjersey
- jerk
- jerky
- jerry-built
- jersey
- jest
- jester
- jet
Synonyms of 'jersey'
jersey
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