1. chesterfield(n = noun.person) fourth earl of chesterfield, philip dormer stanhope - suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773);
is a kind of national leader, solon, statesman
2. chesterfield(n = noun.artifact) - an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests;
is a kind of davenport
3. chesterfield(n = noun.artifact) - a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar;
is a kind of greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat
1. a davenport with upright armrests. [WordNet 1.5]
2. a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar. [WordNet 1.5]
chesterfield, n.
1 a sofa with arms and back of the same height and curved outwards at the top.
2 a man's plain overcoat usu. with a velvet collar.
Etymology:
19th-c. Earl of Chesterfield