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chestnutty

  • a word derived from chestnut.
    chestnut
    noun
    any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata American chestnut, which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa European chestnut, C. mollissima Chinese chestnut, and C. crenata Japanese chestnut.

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She has a helmet of lank, straw-colored hair, its tone enhanced by the contrast of her chestnutty brown skin.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2019

The plot of The Beaux' Stratagem is as chestnutty as they come.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, Patty, a shower is so—so——" "So chestnutty?

From Patty Blossom by Carolyn Wells