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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
curlsWebster 1828 Edition
Chestnut
CHESTNUT
,Noun.
CHESTNUT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
chestnut
chestnut
English
chestnuts
Noun
chestnut (countable and uncountable, plural chestnuts)
- A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
- The nut of this tree or shrub.
- (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
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chestnut colour:
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- A reddish-brown horse.
- (uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
- (idiomatic) (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
- 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.
- (Britain) horse-chestnut
Synonyms
- (tree): chestnut tree
Translations
chestnut tree — see chestnut tree
nut of the chestnut tree
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reddish-brown colour
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reddish-brown horse
wood of a chestnut tree
Derived terms
terms derived from chestnut (noun)
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Adjective
chestnut (not comparable)
Translations
of a deep reddish-brown colour
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Related terms
See also
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