chestnut
IPA: tʃˈɛsnʌt
noun
- A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
- A nut of this tree or shrub.
- (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
- A reddish-brown horse.
- (uncountable) Wood of a chestnut tree.
- (figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
- 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.
- (UK) The horse-chestnut.
- A surname.
adjective
- Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
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Examples of "chestnut" in Sentences
- My chestnut haunches glistening in the sun.
- The area is part of the Chestnut Salt Dome.
- The crown is chestnut and the breast is rufous.
- The rump is dull chestnut and the throat is buff.
- The timber of the species is marketed as chestnut.
- A luscious chestnut colour is the breeding target.
- Chestnut is the result of the BREAKING of Extension.
- A chestnut blight came and devastated the stately trees in the town.
- Most of the chestnuts died in the chestnut blight of the early 20th century.
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