chesterfield
(sometimes initial capital letter) a single- or double-breasted topcoat or overcoat with a fly front and a narrow velvet collar.
a large, overstuffed sofa or divan with a back and upholstered arms.
Chiefly Canadian. any large sofa or couch.
Origin of chesterfield
1Other definitions for Chesterfield (2 of 2)
Phil·ip Dor·mer Stan·hope [fil ip dawr-mer stan-uhp], /ˈfɪl ɪp ˈdɔr mər ˈstæn əp/, 4th Earl of, 1694–1773, British statesman and author.
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British Dictionary definitions for chesterfield (1 of 3)
/ (ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld) /
a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
a large tightly stuffed sofa, often upholstered in leather, with straight upholstered arms of the same height as the back
Origin of chesterfield
1British Dictionary definitions for Chesterfield (2 of 3)
/ (ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld) /
an industrial town in N central England, in Derbyshire: famous 14th-century church with twisted spire. Pop: 70 260 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for Chesterfield (3 of 3)
/ (ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld) /
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. 1694–1773, English statesman and writer, noted for his elegance, suavity, and wit; author of Letters to His Son (1774)
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