Chesterfield

Ches·ter·field  (chstr-fld)

A city of north-central England south of Sheffield. It is an important industrial center. Population: 70,200.

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Chesterfield, Fourth Earl of. Title of Philip Dormer Stanhope. 1694-1773.

English politician and writer best known for Letters to His Son (1774), which portrays the ideal 18th-century gentleman.

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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 [ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a large tightly stuffed sofa, often upholstered in leather, with straight upholstered arms of the same height as the back

[named after a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield]

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Chesterfield [ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld]

n

(Placename) an industrial town in N central England, in Derbyshire: famous 14th-century church with twisted spire. Pop.: 71 945 (1991)

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Chesterfield²

n

(Biographies / Chesterfield, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) M, English, POLITICS: statesman, WRITING: writer) 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)

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

Translations

chesterfield [ˈtʃestəfiːld] N (esp US) → sofá m

chesterfield

n → Chesterfieldsofa nt