Jersey vs. Pinny — What's the Difference?

Jersey ( JUR-zee, French: [ʒɛʁzɛ] (listen); Jèrriais: Jèrri [dʒɛri]), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (French: Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is an island and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy.

(Informal) A pinafore.

The largest of the Channel Islands; population 91,900 (est. 2009); capital, St Helier.

Or penny(Sports) One of a set of uniformly colored, usually sleeveless shirts worn as a temporary team uniform, as when scrimmaging.

A soft, plain-knitted fabric used for clothing.

A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes.

A shirt worn by an athlete, often displaying the name of the player, team, or sponsor.

(colloquial) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.

A close-fitting knitted pullover shirt, jacket, or sweater.

A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

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.

(countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.

(uncountable) A type of fabric knit

The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.

A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).

One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.

A close-fitting pullover shirt

A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric

Breed from the island of Jersey