Chesterfield

Ches·ter·field  (chstr-fld)

A city of north-central England south of Sheffield. It is an important industrial center. Population: 71,500.

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ches·ter·field  (chstr-fld)

n.

1. A single- or double-breasted overcoat, usually with concealed buttons and a velvet collar.

2. Chiefly Northern California & Canada A sofa.

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[After a 19th-century earl of Chesterfield.]

Regional Note: Chesterfield, a term for a sofa, especially a large one with upholstered arms, was probably brought down from Canada, where it is common. In the United States, it was largely limited to the trade region of San Francisco in northern California. According to Craig M. Carver in American Regional Dialects, the word probably comes from the name of a 19th-century earl of Chesterfield and originally referred "specifically to a couch with upright armrests at either end." It appears to have come into use in Canada around 1903 and in northern California at about the same time.

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chesterfield

Noun

1. a large couch with high padded sides and back

2. Canad any sofa or couch [after a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chesterfield - suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773) Fourth Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
	2.	chesterfield - an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests davenport - a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
	3.	chesterfield - a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat - a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter