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  • chesterfield
    chesterfield
    noun
    a single- or double-breasted topcoat or overcoat with a fly front and a narrow velvet collar.
  • Chesterfield
    Chesterfield
    noun
    Philip Dormer Stanhope 4th Earl of, 1694–1773, British statesman and author.
Synonyms

chesterfield

1 American  
[ches-ter-feeld] / ˈtʃɛs tərˌfild /

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a single- or double-breasted topcoat or overcoat with a fly front and a narrow velvet collar.

  2. a large, overstuffed sofa or divan with a back and upholstered arms.

  3. Chiefly Canadian. any large sofa or couch.

Chesterfield 2 American  
[ches-ter-feeld] / ˈtʃɛs tərˌfild /

noun

  1. Philip Dormer Stanhope 4th Earl of, 1694–1773, British statesman and author.

chesterfield 1 British  
/ ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld /

noun

  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

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Chesterfield 2 British  
/ ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld /

noun

  1. an industrial town in N central England, in Derbyshire: famous 14th-century church with twisted spire. Pop: 70 260 (2001)

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Chesterfield 3 British  
/ ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld /

noun

  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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chesterfield

First recorded in 1885–90; named after an Earl of Chesterfield in the 19th century

Example Sentences

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Dogs at the Chesterfield Square animal shelter have been kept inside their kennels for three weeks due to a giardia outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

As of Thursday, 20 dogs at Chesterfield Square had tested positive for giardia, according to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

She then arranged a meeting for those affected in the Portland Hotel in Chesterfield, which became the North East Derbyshire branch of Waspi, and eventually travelled to London to lobby MPs on the issue.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Ray De Gruchy:, external The former winger and left-back from Jersey played for Grimsby Town and Chesterfield.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

They wore two- hundred-dollar Chesterfield coats, Busch shoes at fifty dollars a pair, and Knox hats.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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