jersey Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
    Garden State; NJ; New Jersey.
  2. noun the largest of the Channel Islands
    island of Jersey.
  3. noun a close-fitting pullover shirt
    T-shirt; tee shirt.
  4. noun a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
  5. noun a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey

WordNet

Jer"sey noun
Etymology
From Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands.
Wordforms
plural Jerseys
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913