jersey
noun/ˈdʒɜːzi/
/ˈdʒɜːrzi/
- [countable] a shirt worn by somebody playing a sports game
- a football/rugby jersey
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baseball
- basketball
- football
- …
- wear
- don
- pull on
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- [countable] a knitted piece of clothing made of wool or cotton for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves and no buttons; a type of sweaterTopics Clothes and Fashionb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- baseball
- basketball
- football
- …
- wear
- don
- pull on
- …
- [uncountable] a type of soft fine knitted cloth used for making clothes
- made from 100% cotton jersey
- Jersey[countable] a type of light brown cow that produces high-quality milkTopics Animalsc2
- Jerseythe largest of the Channel Islands, off the north-west coast of France. The main town is St Helier. Jersey has its own government and tax system but has strong links with the UK, and is popular with British tourists. Both English and French are spoken on the island. It is known for its fruit and vegetables (particularly tomatoes and new potatoes called Jersey Royals). The item of clothing called a jersey takes its name from a type of knitted material originally made on the island.
- Jersey(in the US) another name for the state of New Jersey
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting woollen worsted fabric made in Jersey): from Jersey.
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