Gansey is certainly also a version of the word guernsey, from the name of a famous Channel island, and is likewise used to describe the guernsey shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Gansey, apparently, is a Scottish version of guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Glad to see Perdido Street Station get a guernsey among a heap of undoubtedly very worthy academic stuff. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: THE EXQUISITE CORPSE OF PAGE 23.] Reference
Faintly wished I had changed from my comfortable navy-blue guernsey with darns on the elbows but too late now....into studio. From Wordnik.com. [auntie joanna writes] Reference
These gentlemen were clothed in cord breeches and high boots, with guernsey smock frocks, in which costume they appeared to live. From Wordnik.com. [Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864] Reference
"A Manilla guernsey?" said Jorrocks, in much amazement. From Wordnik.com. [On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story] Reference
Did you see you got a guernsey on The Punch on the weekend?. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
"You wove it into a guernsey?" cried Sails, in astonishment. From Wordnik.com. [On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story] Reference
Ben Somerford: Is Brisbane's guernsey the last straw for Fitzroy?. From Wordnik.com. [The Roar - Your Sports Opinion] Reference
As i thought some of these members are not even local guernsey people. From Wordnik.com. [This Is Guernsey]
Alan Didak received a second guernsey after an absence of three years. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Telegraph | Top Stories] Reference
He shed his guernsey during the safe passage between Jument and Saut de. From Wordnik.com. [Carette of Sark] Reference
No other driver wore a blue guernsey, or rings in his ears, as Joby did. From Wordnik.com. [The Ship of Stars] Reference
Sampdoria for a second time this season, wearing another coloured guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
It would have been Pavlich's seventh All-Australian guernsey had he been selected. From Wordnik.com. [PerthNow | Top Stories] Reference
Beneath it he had nothing except an equally ragged guernsey, and the wind was keen. From Wordnik.com. [Old Man Savarin and Other Stories] Reference
Navy-blue guernsey, and trousers stained by the sea, scarce hiding the ribbed muscles. From Wordnik.com. [A Poor Man's House] Reference
"Here!" he said, as they came on a level piece, and rolled up the sleeves of his guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [Carette of Sark] Reference
The fisherman in the blue guernsey was in the boat, which was a stout-built craft in her way. From Wordnik.com. [Henry Dunbar A Novel] Reference
"Well, I'm going to dry my things," and he began to wriggle out of his knitted blue guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [Carette of Sark] Reference
The guernsey worn in the grand final win against North Melbourne was ripped to remove it from. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
The two entities had their logos switched each week on the front and back of the Carlton guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
My mother had a new blue guernsey just finished for me, a wonderful guernsey, when you think of it. From Wordnik.com. [Carette of Sark] Reference
Pete was still in his stocking cap and Wellington boots, but he had a monkey-jacket over his blue guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [The Manxman A Novel - 1895] Reference
Remarkably, O'Reilly has followed AFL football for a decade and was an Essendon supporter and owned a Bombers guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
And while he may have worn a Tiger guernsey to Auskick, it's the team of red and blue that's about to gain a running machine. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
“You could pick him out as a fisher boy anywhere, and picture him in high boots, baggy corduroy breeches, and blue guernsey.”. From Wordnik.com. [By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson] Reference
Suddenly he remembered that visit to the forge at Thring, and the present of herrings which old Tom in his guernsey, had brought. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of the Sea] Reference
The brute, without a moment's delay, removed his heavy guernsey frock which he wore, and was lowered to a place beside the Scotchman. From Wordnik.com. [The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia] Reference
"This one was so big," and he indicated a yard or so, between the flapping sleeves of the guernsey in which his head was still involved. From Wordnik.com. [Carette of Sark] Reference
His thin little body was made to appear of twice its natural bulk by a broad-shouldered pilot-cloth coat, under which was a thick guernsey. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Trawler] Reference
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