chesterfield
chesterfield · chesterfields
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved…A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
US/tʃˈɛstɚfˌild/
Meaning
2 sensesA couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
(California, Canada, dated)Any couch or sofa.
More definitions
- a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar
- an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
- suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
Origin
From Chesterfield. Named after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773), whoFrom Chesterfield. Named after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773), who commissioned the first such couch.
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Forms
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773):Philip StanhopeFourth Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Dormer Stanhope