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chesterfield

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ches′tər fēld′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ches•ter•field  (ches′tər fēld′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothing(sometimes cap.) a single- or double-breasted topcoat or overcoat with a fly front and a narrow velvet collar.
  2. Furniturea large, overstuffed sofa or divan with a back and upholstered arms.
  3. British Terms[Chiefly Canadian.]any large sofa or couch.
  • named after an Earl of Chesterfield in the 19th century 1885–90

Ches•ter•field  (ches′tər fēld′),USA pronunciation n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chesterfield /ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld/ n
  1. a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
  2. a large tightly stuffed sofa, often upholstered in leather, with straight upholstered arms of the same height as the back
  3. Canadian any sofa or couch
Etymology: 19th Century: named after a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Chesterfield /ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld/ n
  1. an industrial town in N central England, in Derbyshire: famous 14th-century church with twisted spire. Pop: 70 260 (2001)
Chesterfield /ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld/ n
  1. 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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