jersey
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒɜrzi/
- Specialized
:
tejido de punto
- She prefers to wear jersey fabrics because they are both comfortable and stretchy.
- jersey fabric
- cotton jersey
- jersey dress
It's just a jersey throw on dress.
- It's just a jersey throw on dress.
- Maybe there was a jersey dress that I was going to wear.
- Now think beyond the basic cotton jersey, which is very flat.
Examples
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Dublin bustled with pregame drunkenness, everyone spilling out of the pubs in their green-and-yellow jerseys.
Fiction book (1998) -
I first saw this silk jersey material in the store at Mood Fabrics back in August.
Blog text (30) -
Maybe there was a jersey dress that I was going to wear.
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It's just a jersey throw on dress.
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Does this jersey look okay?
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But she did buy him one new pair of brown jersey gloves every fall, and those had to last him until spring.
Fiction book (1997) -
I have a long sleeve cotton jersey and a couple short sleeve.
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That's a cool looking jersey, Captain on there, ma'am.
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Defensive tackle Lucas Vincent was wearing a red non-contact jersey after suffering an ankle injury.
Blog text (24) -
This T-shirt is made from a soft cotton jersey that feels great against the skin.
Synonyms
252
1.0
Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains
60
2.8
A cloth made from fibres used for clothes and home items
Compounds
An island in the English Channel near the coast of France that is a British Crown dependency
- US
A small bushy pine tree from the eastern United States with twisted branches and short needles in pairs
How Soft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jersey for the fabric comes from the island of Jersey, where people long ago made soft, stretchy knit clothes for fishermen and sailors. So a jersey is a type of knitted cloth that stretches and feels soft against the skin.