JERSEY


Meaning of JERSEY in English

■ noun ( plural ~s )

1》 a knitted garment with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.

2》 a distinctive shirt worn by a player in certain sports.

3》 a soft knitted fabric.

4》 ( Jersey ) an animal of a breed of light brown dairy cattle from Jersey.

Origin

C16 (denoting woollen worsted fabric made in the Channel Island of Jersey).

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