1. A crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
   "The football player's jersey was covered in mud";
   - sweater [Brit], jumper [Brit]
    
2. A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
   "The dress was made of a soft, comfortable jersey"

1. The largest of the Channel Islands
   - 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. A breed of dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey

Derived forms: jerseys, Jerseys

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

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

Encyclopedia: Jersey, Jersey