jersey
Plural: jerseys
Noun
- a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
- the largest of the Channel Islands
- a close-fitting pullover shirt
- a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
- a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey
- A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
- A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.
- A type of fabric knit.
- pl. -SEYS a close-fitting knitted shirt JERSEYED adj
Examples
- "A young boy was wearing a Manchester City Erling Haaland jersey."
Origin / Etymology
From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.
Synonyms
Garden State, island of Jersey, New Jersey, NJ, T-shirt, tee shirt, guernsey, jumper, pullover, shirt, sweater
Scrabble Score: 16
jersey: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordjersey: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jersey: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary