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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.

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.

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Chesterfield ² American  

[ches-ter-feeld] / ˈtʃɛs tərˌfild /

noun

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

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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)

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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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Designer Timothy Oulton is known for updating iconic pieces like chesterfield sofas and lounge chairs by playing with scale or adding dramatic upholstery.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2019

Even Couch Slouch might get off the chesterfield for that protest.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2017

The walls of the main seating room are lined with bricks and feature plush chesterfield booths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2014

Typical prices are $370 for shorts with a double waistline and $1,520 for a streamlined chesterfield coat.

From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2013

He plops himself into the folding metal lawn chair next to it while Zara and I perch on Gertrude, which is our name for the ugly couch — or as Pops called it, a chesterfield.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The small-business owner in Chesterfield, Mich., takes pride in the creative process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Jonathan Morgan, who coached Cusack from February 2023 while she was at Sheffield United, gave evidence to a two-week inquest at Chesterfield Coroner's Court on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

That's an idea that might appeal to Connor in Chesterfield.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

He had helped to make the Chesterfield cigarette sign at the Polo Grounds.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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