Chesnutt

[ ches-nuht, -nuht ]

/ ˈtʃɛs nət, -nʌt /

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noun

Charles Wad·dell

[wo-del], /wɒˈdɛl/, 1858–1932, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

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How to use Chesnutt in a sentence

Mr. Chesnutt has admirably summed up the personal characteristics of the oratory of Douglass.
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States|Benjamin Brawley
No man feels more keenly the race distinctions than one like Chesnutt, more Caucasian than African in his make-up.
The Southern South|Albert Bushnell Hart
Charles W. Chesnutt, too, is esteemed not only for his sketches but also for a distinct charm of character.
Historic Towns of the Western States|Various
Charles W. Chesnutt, the novelist, tells some amusing and pathetic stories of distinctions between colored and black.
Half a Man|Mary White Ovington

They liv in the ground, and are az prikly all over az a chesnutt burr, or a case ov the hives.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw