Chesterfield
['tʃestəfiːld]
Definition
(noun.) a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar.
(noun.) an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests.
(noun.) suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773).
Edited by Diana--From WordNet
Examples
- The latter place was a large, comfortable dwelling, beautifully situated among woods about a mile to the northeast of Chesterfield. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- My father was a schoolmaster in Chesterfield, where I received an excellent education. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the 24th he joined us on the march from North Anna to Cold Harbor, in the vicinity of Chesterfield. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Except these, the plover and the curlew are the only inhabitants until you come to the Chesterfield high road. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hancock with his corps and one division of the 9th corps crossed at Chesterfield Ford and covers the right wing of Lee's army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The 2d corps will move to Chesterfield Ford. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Reuben Hayes was arrested at Chesterfield, on my information, at eleven o'clock last night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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