Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A single- or double-breasted overcoat, usually with concealed buttons and a velvet collar.
- noun Chiefly Northern California & Canada A sofa.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of topcoat, named after the celebrated Earl of Chesterfield.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a davenport with upright armrests.
- noun a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
couch ,sofa , orloveseat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top. - noun Canada Any couch or sofa.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar
- noun suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
- noun an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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HELEN O'NEILL _seated above table; _ MISS EASTWOOD _seated below console table_ R. _end of chesterfield; _ ROSALIE _seated_ C. _chesterfield; _
The Thirteenth Chair Bayard Veiller 1906
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(DUNN _exits_ L. DONOHUE _crosses up_ R. _end of chesterfield to chest up_ R., _starts to cross_ L. _below chesterfield_.
The Thirteenth Chair Bayard Veiller 1906
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BUT, the cool thing was i was watching this movie in chesterfield, mo and a young couple come in and sit 5 rows in front of us, as i looked toward them i did a double-take because it couldn't be who i thought it was …. then i noticed his arm in a sling and that confirmed it … … as he walked out to get his pregnant wife some popcorn i hollared HEY RANDY 'with a smile he looked toward me and waved … .i followed him outside to an empty lobby and talked to one of the nicest people i had ever met … …. he was former WWE Champ RANDY ORTON!!!!!! im pretty sure he hated the movie too ..
Sound Off: The Happening - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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There was no centre table and no cabinet, but a deep, comfortable sofa, which Ellen called a chesterfield, and a "cosy corner," and a Sheraton bureau, and a Sheraton china-cupboard with glass doors.
Joanna Godden Sheila Kaye-Smith 1921
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In England, a Davenport with arms and back of the same height in buttoned leather is also referred to as a chesterfield sofa.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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In England, a Davenport with arms and back of the same height in buttoned leather is also referred to as a chesterfield sofa.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Case-in-point: this lovely "chesterfield" that I found on the side of the road last week.
Archive 2005-11-01 Carlo Artieri 2005
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Case-in-point: this lovely "chesterfield" that I found on the side of the road last week.
You Have Acquired the 30 Year-Old Sofa!!! Carlo Artieri 2005
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A bundle of singlesticks and a pair of foils stood in the corner near an open bookcase; a padded "chesterfield" and a few chairs completed the austere furnishing of the cabin.
The Long Trick 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926
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Where I come from the term 'chesterfield' is interchangeable with the word
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