Guernsey
proper noun
- UK territory
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜːnzi/ / /ˈɡɝnzi/ / /ˈɡɛrnze/
name
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.
- An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
- An unincorporated community in California.
- A city in Iowa.
- A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A town in Wyoming.
noun
Etymology: From Guernsey.
- 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.”
- The shirt worn by the players.
- [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc