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guernsey
/ˈɡɜːnzi/
noun 8name 5
Collocations
3VERB + GUERNSEY
channel, wore
GUERNSEY + NOUN
lot, singlet
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
name
1
An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
2
An unincorporated community in California.
3
A city in Iowa.
4
A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
5
A town in Wyoming.
noun
1
A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
2
A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
3
A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
4
A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5
Selection or election to a position.
noun
1
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.
2
The shirt worn by the players.
3
[receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc
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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.
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Guernsey has a lot of seagulls.
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We're spending our holiday on the Channel Island of Guernsey.
Tatoeba · #1097710404
We're spending our holiday on Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
Tatoeba · #10977105Usage Notes
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