chesterfield
IPA: tʃˈɛstɝfiɫd
noun
- A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
- (Canada, California) Any couch or sofa.
- Any of a number of settlements:
- A market town and borough in Derbyshire, England.
- A hamlet in Wall parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1005)
- The Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, a rural municipality in west Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in the town of Montville, New London County, Connecticut.
- A ghost town and historic district in Caribou County, Idaho.
- A village and township in Macoupin County, Illinois.
- A town in Union Township, Madison County and Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
- A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Macomb County, Michigan.
- A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Burlington County, New Jersey.
- A town in Essex County, New York.
- A township in Fulton County, Ohio.
- A town, the county seat of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Henderson County, Tennessee.
- A neighbourhood of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
- (dated) An extremely polite person.
- Ellipsis of Chesterfield County. [One of 46 counties in South Carolina, United States. County seat: Chesterfield.]
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Examples of "chesterfield" in Sentences
- Where I come from the term 'chesterfield' is interchangeable with the word
- Case-in-point: this lovely "chesterfield" that I found on the side of the road last week.
- (DUNN _exits_ L. DONOHUE _crosses up_ R. _end of chesterfield to chest up_ R., _starts to cross_ L. _below chesterfield_.
- In England, a Davenport with arms and back of the same height in buttoned leather is also referred to as a chesterfield sofa.
- HELEN O'NEILL _seated above table; _ MISS EASTWOOD _seated below console table_ R. _end of chesterfield; _ ROSALIE _seated_ C. _chesterfield; _
- A bundle of singlesticks and a pair of foils stood in the corner near an open bookcase; a padded "chesterfield" and a few chairs completed the austere furnishing of the cabin.
- There was no centre table and no cabinet, but a deep, comfortable sofa, which Ellen called a chesterfield, and a "cosy corner," and a Sheraton bureau, and a Sheraton china-cupboard with glass doors.
- BUT, the cool thing was i was watching this movie in chesterfield, mo and a young couple come in and sit 5 rows in front of us, as i looked toward them i did a double-take because it couldn't be who i thought it was …. then i noticed his arm in a sling and that confirmed it … … as he walked out to get his pregnant wife some popcorn i hollared HEY RANDY 'with a smile he looked toward me and waved … .i followed him outside to an empty lobby and talked to one of the nicest people i had ever met … …. he was former WWE Champ RANDY ORTON!!!!!! im pretty sure he hated the movie too ..
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