"guernsey" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɝnzi/ [General-American], /ˈɡɜːnzi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 guernsey2.ogg Forms: guernseys [plural]
Etymology: From Guernsey. Head templates: {{en-noun}} guernsey (plural guernseys)
  1. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (woollen sweater): geansaí [masculine] (Irish), corset d'oeuvre [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), geansaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-guernsey-en-noun-BEyl7YI5 Disambiguation of Clothing: 87 6 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 38 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 39 30 31 Disambiguation of 'woollen sweater': 89 6 5
  2. (Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-guernsey-en-noun-9zSHPt8P Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 38 36
  3. (Australia, slang, as in "get a guernsey") [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-guernsey-en-noun-6w36k24F Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 38 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gansey, ganzy, ganzee

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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