guernsey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɝnzi/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɡɜːnzi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Guernsey.
Meanings
-
A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
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.
1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 33:
- (Australia, qualifier:Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players.
- (Australia, as in "get a guernsey", slang) [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ganzee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gansey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| guernseys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ganzy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
geansaí · geansaidh · genser · gansey
Translations (3)
gd geansaidh (woollen sweater) · nrf corset d'oeuvre (woollen sweater) · ga geansaí (woollen sweater)