gansey
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gansey
from the island of Guernsey
Example Sentences
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The beach below is littered with willow baskets overflowing with lobsters while men in flat caps and traditional gansey sweaters race around trying to catch the escapees.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2018
She takes me to Roche’s Stores and buys me a shirt, a gansey, a pair of short pants, two pairs of stockings and a pair of summer shoes on sale.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Everything is torn, shirt, gansey, short pants, stockings, and my shoes are ready to fall off my feet entirely.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
And what’s that bit of cabbage hanging on your gansey?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Then, as a heavy trunk slipped and stuck, a young man with braces over his gansey gave a quick smile, started forward, and bore a hand.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
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