guernsey

See also: Guernsey

English

Alternative forms

gansey

Etymology

From Guernsey.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɝnzi/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɜːnzi/
Hyphenation: guern‧sey

Noun

guernsey (plural guernseys)

A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 33:
  At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.
(Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players.

Descendants

→ Irish: geansaí
→ Norwegian: genser
→ Scottish Gaelic: geansaidh

Translations

woollen sweater

Irish: geansaí m
Norman: corset d'oeuvre m (Jersey)

Scottish Gaelic: geansaidh m

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