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Webster 1913 Edition


Chestnut

Chest′nut

,
Noun.
[For
chesten-nut
; OE.
chestein
,
chesten
,
chastein
, chestnut, fr. AS.
cisten
in
cistenbeám
chestnut tree, influenced by OF.
chastaigne
, F.
châtaigne
, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L.
castanea
a chestnut, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] a city of Pontus, where chestnut trees grew in abundance, and whence they were introduced into Europe. Cf.
Castanets
.]
1.
(Bot.)
The edible nut of a forest tree (
Castanea vesce
) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
2.
The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
3.
A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
4.
The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
5.
One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
6.
An old joke or story.
[Slang]
Chestnut tree
,
a tree that bears chestnuts.

Chest′nut

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color;
as,
chestnut
curls
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chestnut

CHESTNUT

,
Noun.
The fruit, seed or nut of a tree belonging to the genus Fagus. It is inclosed in a prickly pericarp, which contains two or more seeds.

CHESTNUT

,
Adj.
Being of the color of a chestnut; of a brown color. It is perhaps rarely used as a noun.

Definition 2024


chestnut

chestnut

English

chestnuts

Noun

chestnut (countable and uncountable, plural chestnuts)

  1. A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
  2. The nut of this tree or shrub.
  3. (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
    chestnut colour:    
  4. A reddish-brown horse.
  5. (uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
  6. (idiomatic) (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
  7. A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
  8. (Britain) horse-chestnut

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Adjective

chestnut (not comparable)

  1. Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

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