Guernsey1
/ˈɡəːnzi
/An island in the English Channel, to the north-west of Jersey; population 65,900 (est. 2009); capital, St Peter Port. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Guernsey2
/ˈɡəːnzi/noun (plural Guernseys)
1An animal of a breed of dairy cattle from Guernsey, noted for producing rich, creamy milk.Besides Jerseys and Holsteins, other US dairy breeds such as Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, Guernseys and Milking Shorthorn have been used successfully in pasture-based systems in different areas of the country....
- The collection, which was sold off following the owner's death, included dairy shorthorns which fetched £1,240, Ayrshires at £610, Aberdeen Angus cattle at £410, and Guernseys at £410.
2 (guernsey) A thick sweater made with oiled navy-blue wool and originally worn by fishermen.
2.1Australian A football jumper, especially one of the sleeveless kind worn by Australian Rules players.Perth-born Krakouer is well-known to football fans, playing for the West Australian Football League before pulling on North Melbourne and St Kilda guernseys in the AFL....
- Placing mementoes such as football guernseys or photographs on coffins and playing popular music during funeral services are likely to be discouraged under Catholic Church guidelines.
- To pass the time, several players played a form of Keno in which numbers were selected according to past and present players' guernseys.
Phrases
get (or be given) a guernsey
- Wellentheorie
- well-entrenched
- well equipped
- Welleresque
- Wellerian
- Wellerism
- Wellesley
- Welles, Orson
- well established
- well-esteemed
- well-examined
- well executed
- rumbullion
- rumbustical
- rumbusticle
- rumbustion
- rumbustious
- rumbustiously
- rumbustiousness
- rum butter
- rum cake
- rum-chaser
- rum cherry
- rum cocktail
- rum customer