chesterfield en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Chesterfield. Named after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773), who commissioned the first such couch.
Meanings
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A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
Around the table in the bay window, the slim, japanned dining chairs. The chesterfield suite, antimacassar-draped.
1998, Derek Beaven, chapter 9, in Acts of Mutiny, London: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, part 1 (Motion), page 34:
- (California, Canada, dated) Any couch or sofa.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chesterfields | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chesterfield rugby · chesterfield suite