JERSEY

(CLOTHING) [noun] [C] - a piece of woollen or cotton clothing with sleeves which is worn on the upper part of the body and which does not open at the frontIt's cold outside - you'll need to put on a jersey.A jersey is also a shirt which is worn by a member of a sports team.The leader in a cycling race wears a yellow jersey.After spending four months recovering from a knee injury, he was back in an England jersey (= in the English team) for the match against New Zealand.