Word Study
chesterfield
CIDE DICTIONARY
chesterfield, n.
- a davenport with upright armrests. [WordNet 1.5]
- a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chesterfield, n.
1 a sofa with arms and back of the same height and curved outwards at the top.
2 a man's plain overcoat usu. with a velvet collar.
1 a sofa with arms and back of the same height and curved outwards at the top.
2 a man's plain overcoat usu. with a velvet collar.
Etymology
19th-c. Earl of Chesterfield
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