GUERNSEY

n. (pl. -eys) 1 a an animal of a breed of dairy cattle from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. b this breed. 2 (guernsey) a a thick (usu. blue) woollen sweater of a distinctive pattern. b Austral. a football shirt. get a guernsey Austral. colloq. 1 be selected for a football team. 2 gain recognition. guernsey lily a kind of nerine orig. from S. Africa, with large pink lily-like flowers.