Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jersey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jersey \Jer"sey\, n.; pl. {Jerseys}. [From Jersey, the largest
of the Channel Islands.]
1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool;
also, fine yarn of wool.
2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a
closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic
fabric (as stockinet).
3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys
are noted for the richness of their milk.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jersey
n 1: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {T-shirt}, {tee shirt}]
2: a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
3: breed from the island of Jersey [syn: {Jersey}]
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