1. 1. A soft, plain-knitted fabric used for clothing.
   2. A garment made of this fabric.
2. A close-fitting knitted pullover shirt, jacket, or sweater.
3. often Jersey Any of a breed of fawn-colored dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey and producing milk that is rich in butterfat.

[After JERSEY.]

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