guern|sey — «GURN zee», noun, plural seys. 1. a close fitting knitted woolen shirt or sweater worn by sailors. 2. Australian. a jersey worn by football players. ╂[< Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, where they were first made] Guern|sey «GURN zee»,… … Useful english dictionary
guern — guern·sey; … English syllables
sey — an·gle·sey; bet·sey; bo·sey; crai·sey; fore·sey; gan·sey; ja·sey; jer·sey·ite; kel·sey; ker·sey·mere; lin·sey; lin·sey wool·sey; lo·sey·ite; malm·sey; mil·sey; mis·sey moo·sey; od·ys·sey; pea·sey; pu·sey·ism; pu·sey·ite; sem·sey·ite; sey;… … English syllables
guernsey — guern·sey … English syllables
Guernseylilie — Guern|sey|li|lie [ gə:nzi...] die; , n <nach der engl. Insel Guernsey im Ärmelkanal, an deren Küste sich diese Gewächse verbreiteten, nachdem ein mit Blumenzwiebeln beladenes Schiff aus Afrika Schiffbruch erlitt> ein [afrik.]… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
guernsey — guern|sey [ gɜrnzi ] noun count 1. ) a brown and white cow that produces milk 2. ) a thick dark blue WOOLEN SWEATER like those that sailors used to wear get a guernsey/be given a guernsey AUSTRALIAN to be praised for something you have done … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Guernsey — Guern•sey [[t]ˈgɜrn zi[/t]] n. pl. seys. 1) geg Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. 55,482; 25 sq. mi. (65 sq. km) 2) ahb. one of a breed of tan and white dairy cattle originally raised on this island • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
Guernsey — Guern|sey [ gə:nzi ] (eine Kanalinsel) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Guernsey lily — Guern sey lil y (Bot.) A South African plant ({Nerine Sarniensis}) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nerine Sarniensis — Guernsey lily Guern sey lil y (Bot.) A South African plant ({Nerine Sarniensis}) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
