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jersey

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. jersey (noun)
  2. Jersey (geographical name)
  3. Jersey barrier (noun)
  4. jersey cream (noun)
  5. Jersey elm (noun)
  6. Jersey Giant (noun)
  7. Jersey justice (noun)
  8. Jersey lightning (noun)
  9. Jersey pine (noun)
  10. Jersey tea (noun)
  11. Jersey City (geographical name)
  12. Duroc-Jersey (noun)
  13. New Jersey pine (noun)
  14. New Jersey tea (noun)
  15. New Jersey (geographical name)

jer·sey

noun \ˈjər-zē\
plural jerseys

Definition of JERSEY

1
: a plain weft-knitted fabric made of wool, cotton, nylon, rayon, or silk and used especially for clothing
2
: any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
3
capitalized : any of a breed of small short-horned predominantly yellowish brown or fawn dairy cattle noted for their rich milk
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Examples of JERSEY

  1. The dress is made of cotton jersey.

Origin of JERSEY

Jersey, one of the Channel Islands
First Known Use: 1587

Rhymes with JERSEY

furzy, Jersey, kersey, Mersey

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