Shirt vs. Jersey — What's the Difference?

A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body (from the neck to the waist). Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments.

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

A garment for the upper body made of cotton or a similar fabric, with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

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.

A garment for the upper part of the body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and a front opening.

A soft, plain-knitted fabric used for clothing.

An undershirt.

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

A nightshirt.

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

An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

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.

An interior lining in a blast furnace.

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

A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game.

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.

To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.

(uncountable) A type of fabric knit

A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; - formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys.

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

To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.

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

A garment worn on the upper half of the body

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

Put a shirt on

A close-fitting pullover shirt

A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric

Breed from the island of Jersey