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Noun: jersey  jur-zee
  1. A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
     
  2. A crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
    - sweater [Brit], jumper [Brit]
Noun: Jersey  jur-zee
  1. A breed of dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey
     
  2. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
    - New Jersey, Garden State, NJ, N.J.
     
  3. The largest of the Channel Islands
    - island of Jersey

Derived forms: Jerseys, jerseys

Type of: American state, Channel Island, dairy cattle, dairy cow, garment, knit, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker

Part of: America, Mid-Atlantic states, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Jersey, Jersey