jersey

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

JER'SEY, noun [from the island so called.] 1. Fine yarn of wool. 2. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool. JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE, noun A plant, a species of Helianthus or Sunflower.
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