guernsey

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Etymology [edit]

From Guernsey.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈɡəːnzi/

Noun [edit]

guernsey (plural guernseys)

  1. 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.

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