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Jersey

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ˈdʒɜːzi/nounCore term

In fashion & textiles, jersey means: A soft, stretchy knitted fabric with a smooth face and a looped back, used for T-shirts, dresses and many casual garments.

In Turkish: süprem, jarse, örme kumaş

How it is used

Single jersey is the basic T-shirt fabric, known in Turkey as süprem; double jersey fabrics include interlock and rib. Jersey is described by composition, gsm and width. In sport, jersey also means a team shirt.

Example sentences

  1. The basic tee is made in a 160 gsm single jersey.

  2. Jersey dresses are easy to wear, but the hem can curl if it isn't finished properly.

Common collocations

  • single jersey
  • cotton jersey
  • jersey dress
  • slub jersey
  • jersey top
  • knitMade from yarn formed into rows of connected loops, which makes the fabric naturally stretchy, as in T-shirts, sweatshirts and jumpers.
  • knittingThe process of making fabric or garments by forming yarn into connected loops, by hand or on circular, flat or warp knitting machines.
  • cottonA soft natural fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, and the yarn or fabric made from it; the most widely used natural fibre in clothing.
  • GSMGrams per square metre: the standard measure of how heavy a fabric is, for example a 180 gsm T-shirt jersey.

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