Guernsey
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɡəËnzi/
Origin
From Guernsey.
Full definition of guernsey
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.