noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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A commando unit, wearing black jerseys , gloves and skull-caps, armed with bazookas, marched past.
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Carolina used its black home jerseys for the first time since the 1996 regular-season finale.
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I bought some black jersey scalloped with gold embroidery from the market, and made a long, three-tiered, halter-necked gown.
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He wore a black jersey and grey trousers, and his dark brown hair was slightly ruffled.
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Gary stared at her for a moment, pins spewing from his mouth and catching on the front of his black jersey .
blue
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Knowing Raymond he will be happy pulling on the blue jersey .
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He wore a tweed jacket over a dark blue turtle-necked jersey and he had a robust mod mustache.
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Powder blue jersey dress, and high strappy shoes like the ones Sue wears.
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Only some sailors in blue jerseys who appeared as the Shirley chugged alongside the boarding pontoon.
green
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The non-climbers will be trying to amass points towards possession of the green jersey , the prize awarded for placings rather than time.
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These are the Celtics who have turned the stomachs of their loyalists greener than the jerseys they were wearing wearing Tuesday night.
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The green jersey is awarded for the winner of the race on points.
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There will be much skirmishing for points towards the green jersey , the prize for consistency in daily placings.
red
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The child was a girl, wearing corduroy jeans and a red jersey .
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He had light-brown skin and a Red Sox base-ball jersey .
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If I could've worn a red jersey that would've been it.
white
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D Mens t-shirt in white cotton jersey , generously cut and decorated with a primitive fish motif.
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He was wearing a pyjama jacket and a white naval jersey .
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Les Cusworth was never as comfortable in a white jersey as he was in Leicester's Christmas-tree outfit.
yellow
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Then in 1952 Coppi was once more in the yellow jersey at the old Parc des Princes track in Paris.
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Mattan and the yellow jersey were right in the middle of the pack as it peddled hard in the blistering heat.
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The greatest pressure in Monday's time trial will be on the yellow jersey .
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Race leader Chris Lillywhite came in 31 seconds behind to keep hold of the yellow jersey .
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He wears the yellow jersey of the leader of the Tour as a whole.
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Expect to see his yellow jersey drawn into battle after battle.
■ NOUN
cotton
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D Mens t-shirt in white cotton jersey , generously cut and decorated with a primitive fish motif.
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Shorts from £7.95 Skirty shorts with a ribbed, elasticated waistband and hip pockets. 100% cotton jersey , machine washable.
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Linen/cotton mix jacket £66, cotton jersey t-shirt £26 and bleached white jeans £52.
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Top A neat fitting top with a flattering neckline and self-covered buttons down the front. 100% cotton jersey , machine washable.
■ VERB
pull
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He was not the most guilty man to pull on a navy-blue jersey , but he was hardly an angel either.
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Jinny slid out of bed, pulled on a jersey and a pair of jeans and stood listening in the dark.
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With a flourish he pulled out a jersey of many colours.
wear
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Men smoked pipes, wore roll-neck jerseys and had a stolidly dependable air about them.
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There were plenty of fans wearing 49ers and Rams jerseys , and no one bothered Rice for an autograph.
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They wear torn crew-neck jerseys and, apart from the leader, felt hats over shorn hair.
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Standing right in front of us on the courthouse steps was a Channel 10 camera operator wearing a Miami Dolphins jersey .
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A commando unit, wearing black jerseys , gloves and skull-caps, armed with bazookas, marched past.
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Marquis Walker is also a cornerback and also wears jersey No. 38.
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If I could've worn a red jersey that would've been it.
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He is wearing jersey No. 11.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a football jersey
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bremner bought a signed Celtic jersey according to Ed.
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He wore a navy fisherman's jersey and gumboots, and a heavy anorak, shiny and running with wet.
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It surely could have been the day Montana got his jersey number pulled from circulation.
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Jackets over shirts over sweaters over jerseys.
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Les Cusworth was never as comfortable in a white jersey as he was in Leicester's Christmas-tree outfit.
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Stella stood in the middle of the field talking to the only chap properly attired in shorts and jersey .
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The jersey , which was extra small, had shoulder straps that were hanging on by surface tension and willpower.