Jersey vs. Guernsey

Jersey and Guernsey Definitions
Jersey
A soft, plain-knitted fabric used for clothing.
Guernsey
Any of a breed of brown and white dairy cattle originally developed on the island of Guernsey and noted for producing a rich golden milk.
Jersey
A shirt worn by an athlete, often displaying the name of the player, team, or sponsor.
Guernsey
A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
Jersey
A close-fitting knitted pullover shirt, jacket, or sweater.
Guernsey
The shirt worn by the players.
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Jersey
Often Jersey Any of a breed of fawn-colored dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey and producing milk that is rich in butterfat.
Guernsey
(Australia) (slang: as in "get a guernsey") [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc
Jersey
(countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
Guernsey
Breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
Jersey
A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.
Jersey
(uncountable) A type of fabric knit
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Jersey
The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.
Jersey
A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).
Jersey
One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.
Jersey
A close-fitting pullover shirt
Jersey
A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
Jersey
Breed from the island of Jersey
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